M2.3 earthquake 12 km N of Naches, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km N of Naches, Washington on Fri, Sep 21, 2001, 4:59 AM PDT (11:59 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km N of Naches, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-21 11:59:04 UTC
- Depth
- 15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.845° N, 120.693° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.125 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9113 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.76 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9104 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.619 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 9089 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.617 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9084 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.613 km N of Naches, Washington · 9083 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10545918. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.