Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km NW of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Seattle, Washington on Tue, Aug 14, 2001, 5:37 PM PDT (00:37 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km SW of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-08-15 00:37:29 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.661° N, 122.415° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
24°
Stations used
46

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km S of Baring, Washington · 9177 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.81 km SSW of Auburn, Washington · 9173 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.22 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9173 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.74 km WNW of Dash Point, Washington · 9173 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.64 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9172 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.55 km E of Edison, Washington · 9171 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.66 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9167 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.12 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9167 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.73 km NNE of White Center, Washington · 9164 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9162 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.115 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9161 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.32 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 9152 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.34 km ESE of Union, Washington · 9151 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.82 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 9142 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.14 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9140 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9139 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.54 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9128 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 9179 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.54 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9180 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.53 km E of Oso, Washington · 9189 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.24 km SW of Shoreline, Washington · 9190 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.02 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 9196 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.23 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9199 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.34 km WSW of DuPont, Washington · 9201 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 740
  8. 1.63 km S of Seattle, Washington · 9201 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10538078. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.