M2.8 earthquake 12 km SSW of Twisp, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Twisp, Washington on Wed, Jan 24, 2001, 10:47 AM PST (18:47 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-24 18:47:39 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.255° N, 120.156° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 22.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.614 km S of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.57 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9368 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9367 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.66 km W of Tonasket, Washington · 9362 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.510 km W of Entiat, Washington · 9359 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.84 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9358 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.810 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9356 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.26 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 9345 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 31
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10527493 (also filed as usp000a8bb). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.