M2.3 earthquake 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Fri, Apr 13, 2001, 5:34 AM PDT (12:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km NNW of Moses Lake North, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-13 12:34:06 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.675° N, 120.117° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 27
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.630 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 9280 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.34 km NNW of Moses Lake North, Washington · 9273 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.620 km SSW of Mansfield, Washington · 9270 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.84 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9252 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.721 km WSW of Electric City, Washington · 9251 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.53 km S of Entiat, Washington · 9249 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.319 km NNE of Leavenworth, Washington · 9247 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.610 km NE of Royal City, Washington · 9246 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10525763. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.