Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km NE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Deming, Washington on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 4:23 PM PST (00:23 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-24 00:23:53 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.841° N, 122.200° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 60.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
13

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.710 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8661 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.78 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8661 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.45 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8658 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.49 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8658 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.50.6 km ENE of Lyman, WA · 8654 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.52 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8647 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.5Washington-British Columbia border region · 8637 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.15 km W of Bay View, Washington · 8633 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.57 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8630 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8694 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.12 km SSW of Ladner, Canada · 8694 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.812 km NE of Abbotsford, Canada · 8704 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.519 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 8705 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.54 km SE of Birch Bay, Washington · 8705 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.07 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8707 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8707 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 22
  8. 1.915 km N of Mission, Canada · 8711 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10575403. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.