Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km ENE of Bay View, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Bay View, Washington on Wed, Jan 16, 2002, 11:28 PM PST (07:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km WNW of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-01-17 07:28:06 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.490° N, 122.459° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 9020 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9009 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.53 km NNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9003 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.03 km WNW of Big Lake, Washington · 8996 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 19
  5. 1.64 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8990 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8986 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.34 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8985 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.317 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8980 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.71 km ENE of Conway, Washington · 8978 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.02 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 8978 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.720 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8971 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km NE of Geneva, Washington · 9025 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9030 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9040 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9040 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9045 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9045 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10552468. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.