Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km S of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km S of Darrington, Washington on Sat, Aug 25, 2001, 10:52 AM PDT (17:52 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km E of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-08-25 17:52:34 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.234° N, 121.606° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NNE of White Center, Washington · 9165 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9163 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.32 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 9153 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.14 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9141 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9140 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.040 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 9129 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9129 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.07 km E of Deming, Washington · 9127 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.57 km E of Deming, Washington · 9127 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Deming, Washington · 9126 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.08 km E of Deming, Washington · 9126 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.18 km E of Deming, Washington · 9126 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of Deming, Washington · 9126 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9115 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.242 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 9114 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.84 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9111 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9168 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.55 km E of Edison, Washington · 9172 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.64 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9173 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.22 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9174 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.56 km S of Baring, Washington · 9178 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 9178 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 9180 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.53 km E of Oso, Washington · 9190 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.24 km SW of Shoreline, Washington · 9191 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.02 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 9197 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10543558. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.