M2.1 earthquake 15 km SSE of Mabton, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Mabton, Washington on Fri, Mar 16, 2001, 8:46 AM PST (16:46 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 29 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-16 16:46:55 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.094° N, 119.906° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.929 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9324 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.520 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 9299 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.712 km NNE of Roosevelt, Washington · 9291 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.63 km SSE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.23 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.520 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 9281 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10524563. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.