M2.1 earthquake 3 km ENE of Donald, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Donald, Washington on Thu, Dec 26, 2002, 12:50 PM PST (20:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km NW of Yakima, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-26 20:50:24 UTC
- Depth
- 8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.492° N, 120.355° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.22 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.62 km S of Centerville, Washington · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.512 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.413 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8645 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of Tieton, Washington · 8637 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.09 km N of Selah, Washington · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 1.95 km SE of Moxee City, Washington · 8679 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.75 km NE of Donald, Washington · 8684 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.67 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.522 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 8704 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.917 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8708 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10575818. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.