M2.5 earthquake 6 km N of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km N of Waterville, Washington on Sat, Sep 15, 2001, 12:51 PM PDT (19:51 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-15 19:51:03 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.710° N, 120.075° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.715 km WSW of Conconully, Washington · 9131 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.512 km WNW of Methow, Washington · 9131 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.040 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 9129 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.242 km SE of Marblemount, Washington · 9113 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.917 km W of Methow, Washington · 9110 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.92 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 9096 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.56 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 9094 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10542623. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:26 PM UTC.