M2.0 earthquake 21 km NW of Bickleton, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Bickleton, Washington on Thu, Feb 21, 2002, 1:48 AM PST (09:48 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km WSW of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-21 09:48:37 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.144° N, 120.483° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.214 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8983 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 8973 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.910 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 8970 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8942 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.317 km SE of Bickleton, Washington · 8939 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10552638. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.