Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington on Mon, Apr 22, 2002, 5:07 PM PDT (00:07 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km N of Belfair, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-04-23 00:07:37 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.928° N, 121.943° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8923 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8922 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.6Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.05 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8910 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.128 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8889 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.09 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 8886 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.12 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8885 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.911 km NNW of Naches, Washington · 8883 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.03 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8882 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.726 km S of Morton, Washington · 8878 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.510 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.710 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8877 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.72 km SW of Morton, Washington · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 889

Before

  1. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8927 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.622 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8928 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8935 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8942 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8943 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.75 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 8945 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.56 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8950 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8952 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8953 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 8953 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.93 km WSW of Home, Washington · 8955 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.710 km S of Morton, Washington · 8955 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8956 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10555883. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.