M2.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Tue, Dec 10, 2002, 8:26 AM PST (16:26 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.02 · 7 stations
2.7	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10572703 (also filed as usp000bkf2). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.