Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km E of West Side Highway, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km E of West Side Highway, Washington on Wed, Apr 25, 2001, 10:48 PM PDT (05:48 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (md), micro
Local time: Wed, Apr 25, 2001, 10:48 PM PDT
UTC: 2001-04-26 05:48:45 UTC
Depth: 17.3 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 46.210° N, 122.672° W
Region: Washington
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 132°
Stations used: 23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10532713. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.