Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km SW of Shoreline, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Shoreline, Washington on Thu, Aug 2, 2001, 8:35 AM PDT (15:35 UTC), 27 km (17 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
2001-08-02 15:35:23 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.727° N, 122.386° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km E of Oso, Washington · 9189 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.54 km W of Gorst, Washington · 9180 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 9179 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.28 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 9177 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.56 km S of Baring, Washington · 9177 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.81 km SSW of Auburn, Washington · 9173 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.22 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9173 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.74 km WNW of Dash Point, Washington · 9173 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.64 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9172 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.55 km E of Edison, Washington · 9171 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.66 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9167 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.12 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9167 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.73 km NNE of White Center, Washington · 9164 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.73 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 9162 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.115 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9161 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.32 km S of Coupeville, Washington · 9152 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.34 km ESE of Union, Washington · 9151 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.82 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 9142 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.14 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9140 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.75 km S of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9139 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km NNE of Redmond, Washington · 9196 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.23 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9199 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.34 km WSW of DuPont, Washington · 9201 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 740
  4. 1.63 km S of Seattle, Washington · 9201 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.94 km SE of Burlington, Washington · 9210 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.93 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 9210 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.31 km NNE of Boulevard Park, Washington · 9216 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 9217 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10531093. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.