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M2.4 earthquake 7 km NNW of La Grande, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of La Grande, Washington on Thu, Dec 6, 2001, 3:24 PM PST (23:24 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-06 23:24:08 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.893° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
48

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9046 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9045 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.52 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9042 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.716 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9034 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.80 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9024 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Burley, Washington · 9024 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.41 km ESE of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 9014 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.17 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9013 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9011 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.18 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9066 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.617 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9086 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.733 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9087 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.110 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 9094 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10548968. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.