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M2.1 earthquake 7 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km E of Deming, Washington on Fri, Jul 5, 2002, 9:28 PM PDT (04:28 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-07-06 04:28:15 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.824° N, 122.120° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8851 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 8849 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.52 km N of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.54 km N of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.15 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.95 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.79 km N of Rockport, Washington · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.5Washington · 8833 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.71 km S of Lochsloy, Washington · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.63 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8828 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.84 km NE of Edison, Washington · 8815 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.93 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8804 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.85 km E of North Stanwood, Washington · 8796 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.62 km SE of Alger, Washington · 8793 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8855 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.06 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8855 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8857 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8869 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8879 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10557898. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.