Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km SE of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Orcas, Washington on Mon, Dec 10, 2001, 1:53 AM PST (09:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km S of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-12-10 09:53:34 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.562° N, 122.873° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
14

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9045 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9045 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9040 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9040 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9030 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.64 km NE of Geneva, Washington · 9025 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.61 km ENE of Bay View, Washington · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.94 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 9020 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 9065 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9065 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.1Washington · 9066 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.94 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9072 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.58 km S of Lynden, Washington · 9087 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.65 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9088 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.46 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9090 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 24

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10550203. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.