M2.0 earthquake 4 km ENE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Waterville, Washington on Tue, Jul 24, 2001, 10:57 AM PDT (17:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km N of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-24 17:57:02 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.664° N, 120.024° 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, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10543458. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.