M1.7 earthquake 18 km SSW of Bickleton, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Bickleton, Washington on Sun, May 5, 2002, 10:25 PM PDT (05:25 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 28 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-06 05:25:18 UTC
- Depth
- 19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.848° N, 120.418° W
- Region
- Oregon
- 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 4.3 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 158°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.128 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.917 km S of White Swan, Washington · 8898 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10551458. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.