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M2.1 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Washington on Mon, Dec 3, 2001, 8:33 PM PST (04:33 UTC), 22 km (14 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-04 04:33:10 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.297° N, 122.611° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 9065 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.75 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 9065 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.06 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 9061 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9045 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9045 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9045 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.52 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 9043 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9041 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9041 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9040 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9031 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Geneva, Washington · 9026 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.76 km W of Burley, Washington · 9023 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.61 km ENE of Bay View, Washington · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.94 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 9021 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.17 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9012 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9010 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9072 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.76 km S of Darrington, Washington · 9079 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.71 km N of Woods Creek, Washington · 9084 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.58 km S of Lynden, Washington · 9088 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.65 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9089 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.46 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9090 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 24
  7. 1.72 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 9093 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10548393. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.