Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km SSW of Anacortes, WA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Anacortes, WA on Sun, Oct 27, 2002, 6:09 PM PST (02:09 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-28 02:09:33 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.447° N, 122.656° W
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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NNW of Ault Field, WA · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.29 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 8736 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.410 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.12 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 8732 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.64 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8714 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.52 km NNW of Kingsgate, Washington · 8712 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.915 km N of Mission, Canada · 8711 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.86 km ESE of Metchosin, Canada · 8707 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8707 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 22
  10. 2.07 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8707 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.54 km SE of Birch Bay, Washington · 8705 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.519 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 8705 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.812 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada · 8704 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.34 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 8701 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.22 km ESE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8699 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.12 km SSW of Ladner, Canada · 8694 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8694 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.02 km NE of Deming, Washington · 8682 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 8739 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington · 8754 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.70 km ESE of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8756 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.25 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8756 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.510 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8761 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.75 km WSW of Edison, Washington · 8761 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.15 km W of Edison, Washington · 8764 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.713 km ENE of Mission, Canada · 8765 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.712 km NE of Mission, Canada · 8765 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8766 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10574963. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.