The June 10, 2001 earthquake
M5.0near Satsop, Washington
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake 25.0 miles deep, centred in Grays Harbor County. The 25th strongest in Washington’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 6.8 on February 28, 2001.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- duration magnitude (md)
- Depth
- 25.0 mi
- 40.2 km below the surface
- Local time
- Sunday, June 10, 2001
- 06:19 PDT; 13:19 UTC
- In Washington’s record
- 25th
- strongest of 5,002 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event uw10529683 (“18 km N of Satsop, Washington”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Grays Harbor CountyWA · inside
- Mason CountyWA · 5.9 mi
- Thurston CountyWA · 15.2 mi
- Jefferson CountyWA · 24.2 mi
- Lewis CountyWA · 26.7 mi
- Pacific CountyWA · 26.7 mi
- Pierce CountyWA · 31.9 mi
- Kitsap CountyWA · 33.7 mi
- King CountyWA · 47.5 mi
Cities, largest first
- TacomaWA · 49.3 mi
- LakewoodWA · 45.8 mi
- LaceyWA · 34.2 mi
- OlympiaWA · 29.9 mi
- BremertonWA · 44.9 mi
- University PlaceWA · 45.0 mi
- TumwaterWA · 30.2 mi
- Port OrchardWA · 48.1 mi
- CentraliaWA · 39.7 mi
- AberdeenWA · 19.7 mi
- Gig HarborWA · 43.9 mi
- YelmWA · 43.3 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
90 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first
- February 28, 2001M6.8
- April 13, 1949M6.7
- November 12, 1939M6.1
- February 14, 1946M5.8
- July 2, 1999M5.8
- March 16, 1904M5.3
- October 27, 1940M5.1
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.