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M1.6 earthquake 30 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington on Thu, May 3, 2001, 4:51 PM PDT (23:51 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 20 km SSW of Mansfield, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-05-03 23:51:35 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.842° N, 120.846° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
7

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9284 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.63 km SE of Darrington, Washington · 9284 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.64 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 9283 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.620 km SSW of Mansfield, Washington · 9274 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.11 km SW of Redmond, Washington · 9269 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.84 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9257 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.65 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9256 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.53 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9253 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.319 km NNE of Leavenworth, Washington · 9251 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.86 km NE of Riverside, Washington · 9249 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.65 km N of Waterville, Washington · 9239 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.61 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9238 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.77 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9237 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9237 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.74 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 9232 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 9286 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.810 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9295 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.93 km S of Carnation, Washington · 9296 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.53 km ENE of Oso, Washington · 9297 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 9305 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.63 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 9305 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.34 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9305 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.72 km W of North Bend, Washington · 9312 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.66 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9313 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.53 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9314 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.513 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9315 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10520118. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.