Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WNW of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Belfair, Washington on Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 5:10 AM PST (13:10 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km W of Skokomish, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-04-04 13:10:01 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.476° N, 122.894° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8944 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.73 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 8938 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8935 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8928 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8923 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8922 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.6Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8918 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8912 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8908 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8905 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.04 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8900 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8898 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8889 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.09 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 8886 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8950 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8952 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8953 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Home, Washington · 8955 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8956 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.55 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 8964 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.73 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8970 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.9Washington · 8970 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.720 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8971 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.53 km NNW of Fife Heights, Washington · 8972 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.614 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8975 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10550348. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.