Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km S of Kittitas, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km S of Kittitas, Washington on Tue, Feb 6, 2001, 1:01 AM PST (09:01 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 29 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-02-06 09:01:11 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.883° N, 120.439° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9368 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.65 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9368 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9360 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.510 km W of Entiat, Washington · 9360 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9359 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9359 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.810 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9357 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.14 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 9332 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.115 km SSE of Mabton, Washington · 9330 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.929 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9325 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9315 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.38 km N of Waterville, Washington · 9313 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.513 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9311 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.632 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 9311 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9369 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9369 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9375 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.510 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 9382 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.95 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9387 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.59 km WSW of Benton City, Washington · 9396 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10520473. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.