Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WNW of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Burley, Washington on Sat, Mar 16, 2002, 1:33 PM PST (21:33 UTC), 47 km (29 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-16 21:33:39 UTC
Depth
47.4 km (29.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.439° N, 122.699° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8957 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.93 km WSW of Home, Washington · 8955 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8955 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8955 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8954 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8952 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.56 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8951 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.75 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 8946 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8944 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.73 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 8938 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8935 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8928 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8924 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8923 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8921 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.6Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8918 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8913 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8909 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8906 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.73 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8970 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.9Washington · 8971 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNW of Fife Heights, Washington · 8973 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8976 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.116 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.02 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 8979 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.59 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.616 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.617 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.63 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8982 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8986 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.77 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8987 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8990 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8990 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10551773. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.