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M1.5 earthquake 10 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington on Tue, Jun 11, 2002, 5:05 PM PDT (00:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-06-12 00:05:57 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.001° N, 120.951° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8877 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8866 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.90 km SSW of Terrace Heights, Washington · 8844 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.73 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 8840 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.14 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8837 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 104
  9. 1.710 km WNW of Tampico, Washington · 8825 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.47 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 8882 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 18
  3. 1.911 km NNW of Naches, Washington · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.917 km S of White Swan, Washington · 8898 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 8898 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10559828. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.