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M1.8 earthquake 4 km NNW of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Feb 15, 2001, 2:59 PM PST (22:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-02-15 22:59:30 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.686° N, 120.101° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9356 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.26 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 9345 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 31
  3. 2.38 km N of Waterville, Washington · 9313 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.513 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9311 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.416 km ENE of Moses Lake North, Washington · 9306 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.34 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9301 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9358 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.510 km W of Entiat, Washington · 9359 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9367 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.511 km S of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9368 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.57 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9368 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.614 km S of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.812 km SSW of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.510 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 9382 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.95 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9386 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10524493. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.