Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km E of Edison, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km E of Edison, Washington on Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 1:54 PM PDT (20:54 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-08-21 20:54:55 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.556° N, 122.365° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
14

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9167 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.12 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9167 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9162 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.32 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 9152 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.14 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9140 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9139 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9128 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.07 km E of Deming, Washington · 9126 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.57 km E of Deming, Washington · 9126 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Deming, Washington · 9125 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.08 km E of Deming, Washington · 9125 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.18 km E of Deming, Washington · 9125 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of Deming, Washington · 9125 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.93 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 9116 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9114 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9172 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.22 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9173 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 9178 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 9179 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.53 km E of Oso, Washington · 9190 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.24 km SW of Shoreline, Washington · 9190 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.02 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 9196 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10541908. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.