Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km S of Lynden, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km S of Lynden, Washington on Tue, Nov 13, 2001, 2:14 AM PST (10:14 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-11-13 10:14:01 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.868° N, 122.466° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9079 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.94 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9072 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.1Washington · 9067 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9065 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.06 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 9060 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9045 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9045 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9040 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9031 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9088 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.46 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9090 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 24
  3. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9093 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.81 km E of Tsawwassen, Canada · 9105 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.84 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9110 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.93 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 9117 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10542343. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.