Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km E of Goldendale, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km E of Goldendale, Washington on Sun, Oct 7, 2001, 7:52 AM PDT (14:52 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-10-07 14:52:07 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.827° N, 120.688° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km E of Mount Hood, Oregon · 9112 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.619 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 9089 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.43 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.8Washington-Oregon border region · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.13 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.63 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9133 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.92 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9146 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.53 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9146 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.52 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9146 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.91 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9147 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.12 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9147 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.51 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9148 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.81 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.32 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.02 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9149 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.52 km E of Government Camp, Oregon · 9150 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10535643. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.