Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 40 km ESE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Darrington, Washington on Tue, Oct 2, 2001, 7:59 PM PDT (02:59 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-10-03 02:59:36 UTC
Depth
-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.129° N, 121.085° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9130 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9115 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.242 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 9115 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9112 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.917 km W of Methow, Washington · 9111 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.13 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9106 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.31 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9105 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.92 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9100 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.92 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9098 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.56 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9095 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9094 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.71 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9085 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.56 km N of Waterville, Washington · 9084 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.76 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9080 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.843 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 9077 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km WNW of Methow, Washington · 9132 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.715 km WSW of Conconully, Washington · 9132 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9141 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.14 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9141 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.56 km N of Waterville, Washington · 9147 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10533133. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.