Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km ESE of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Belfair, Washington on Sat, Jul 13, 2002, 8:38 PM PDT (03:38 UTC), 27 km (17 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
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-07-14 03:38:49 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.420° N, 122.734° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 8840 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.14 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8837 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 104
  4. 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.71 km S of Lochsloy, Washington · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.63 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8828 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.31 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 8828 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.02 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8825 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.04 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8820 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.85 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8816 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.66 km E of Ashford, Washington · 8805 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.93 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8804 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.81 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.63 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.24 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 8800 days ago · 54 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.85 km E of North Stanwood, Washington · 8796 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8793 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.80 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8789 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.716 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8788 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SE of Federal Way, Washington · 8850 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.81 km E of North Creek, Washington · 8851 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8857 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.72 km SW of Artondale, Washington · 8858 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8861 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8866 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 889
  9. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10561718. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.