Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Jan 18, 2001, 7:23 PM PST (03:23 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

Waterville forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-01-19 03:23:50 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.686° N, 120.119° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 29.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 9382 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.812 km SSW of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.614 km S of Twisp, Washington · 9380 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of Entiat, Washington · 9368 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9368 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.511 km S of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.65 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 9367 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.510 km W of Entiat, Washington · 9359 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9358 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9358 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.810 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 9357 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.26 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 9346 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 31

Before

  1. 3.58 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 9411 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 24

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10525988. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:26 PM UTC.