Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km ESE of Monroe, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Monroe, Washington on Wed, Oct 17, 2001, 10:10 AM PDT (17:10 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-10-17 17:10:52 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.850° N, 121.941° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.242 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 9113 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSW of Quilcene, Washington · 9110 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.84 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9110 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.13 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9104 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.31 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9103 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.92 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 9098 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9093 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.71 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9084 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.76 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9079 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.843 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 9075 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.1Washington · 9066 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9065 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.75 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 9065 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.253 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 9055 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.93 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 9116 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9128 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.040 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 9128 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9139 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.14 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9140 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.82 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 9142 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10540763. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.