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M1.7 earthquake 2 km SW of Artondale, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Artondale, Washington on Sun, Jun 30, 2002, 12:12 PM PDT (19:12 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-06-30 19:12:40 UTC
Depth
54.5 km (33.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.282° N, 122.650° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
21

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8857 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.81 km E of North Creek, Washington · 8852 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.52 km SE of Federal Way, Washington · 8850 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.57 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 8845 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.73 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 8841 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.14 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8837 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 104
  8. 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.71 km S of Lochsloy, Washington · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.63 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8829 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.31 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 8828 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.02 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8825 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.04 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8821 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.85 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8817 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.66 km E of Ashford, Washington · 8806 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.81 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.63 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8801 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.24 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 8800 days ago · 54 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8862 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8867 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8873 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 889
  5. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8874 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Morton, Washington · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8877 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.03 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8883 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.12 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8885 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.09 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 8887 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10571968. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.