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M3.0 earthquake 8 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km E of Deming, Washington on Sat, Oct 6, 2001, 3:52 AM PDT (10:52 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2001-10-06 10:52:09 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.839° N, 122.107° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km E of Deming, Washington · 9125 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.87 km E of Deming, Washington · 9125 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.84 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9110 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.81 km E of Tsawwassen, Canada · 9104 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.92 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9098 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9093 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.46 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9090 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 24
  8. 1.65 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9088 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.58 km S of Lynden, Washington · 9087 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.76 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9079 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9072 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.1Washington · 9066 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km E of Deming, Washington · 9125 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.57 km E of Deming, Washington · 9126 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.07 km E of Deming, Washington · 9126 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9128 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9139 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.14 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9140 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.32 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 9152 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10535218 (also filed as usp000aqaq). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.