Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington on Sun, Sep 15, 2002, 4:03 PM PDT (23:03 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km ENE of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-09-15 23:03:27 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.012° N, 121.994° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8780 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.321 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8777 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.56 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8775 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.47 km S of Sultan, Washington · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.618 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8771 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.51 km SSW of Monroe, Washington · 8770 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.94 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 8760 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.70 km ESE of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8758 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.620 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8757 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.0Washington · 8750 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.60 km N of White Center, Washington · 8748 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8744 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.934 km N of Amboy, Washington · 8742 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.52 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 8740 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.533 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 8738 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8783 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.716 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8789 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.80 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8791 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.24 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 8801 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8802 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.81 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 8802 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.66 km E of Ashford, Washington · 8807 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10563838. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.