M2.9 earthquake 6 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Mon, Nov 1, 2004, 10:21 PM PST (06:21 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
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-11-02 06:21:43 UTC
- Depth
- 1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.752° N, 120.040° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.02 · 11 stations |
| 2.9 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for uw10617778. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 46°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.87 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8004 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.513 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 7978 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.27 km S of Malott, Washington · 7961 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.27 km S of Malott, Washington · 7961 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.810 km NNE of Brewster, Washington · 7956 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.110 km S of Entiat, Washington · 7954 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
Before
- 1.85 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 8010 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.812 km N of Winthrop, Washington · 8014 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.845 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8024 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.58 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8026 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10617778 (also filed as usp000d7gq). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.