Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington on Sun, Oct 14, 2001, 9:57 PM PDT (04:57 UTC), 44 km (27 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
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-10-15 04:57:01 UTC
Depth
44.2 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.152° N, 123.063° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km ESE of Monroe, Washington · 9114 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 9111 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.84 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9110 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.13 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.81 km E of Tsawwassen, Canada · 9105 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.31 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9103 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.92 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9098 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9093 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.46 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9090 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 24
  10. 1.65 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9088 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.58 km S of Lynden, Washington · 9087 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.71 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9084 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.94 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9072 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.1Washington · 9067 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9065 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.75 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 9065 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.06 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 9060 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9128 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9139 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.14 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9140 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.82 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 9142 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10539503 (also filed as usp000aqyv). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.