Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington on Thu, Jun 6, 2002, 1:58 AM PDT (08:58 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-06-06 08:58:20 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.398° N, 122.265° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
11

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8879 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8869 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8866 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8857 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.06 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8855 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8855 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.17 km E of Deming, Washington · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.81 km E of North Creek, Washington · 8851 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8851 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 8849 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.74 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.52 km N of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.54 km N of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.15 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.95 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.79 km N of Rockport, Washington · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.5Washington · 8833 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.71 km S of Lochsloy, Washington · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.63 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8828 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8889 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.65 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 8890 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.87 km SW of Aldergrove, Canada · 8897 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8898 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.04 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8899 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8900 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8905 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.72 km NE of Metchosin, Canada · 8906 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8908 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8912 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10557043. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.