Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km W of Edison, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km W of Edison, Washington on Wed, Oct 2, 2002, 6:56 PM PDT (01:56 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-10-03 01:56:49 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.553° N, 122.520° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Edison, Washington · 8761 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.510 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8761 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.25 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8756 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.70 km ESE of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8756 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington · 8753 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.52 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 8739 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.98 km SSW of Anacortes, WA · 8739 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.610 km NNW of Ault Field, WA · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.29 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 8736 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.410 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.12 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 8732 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.64 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8714 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.52 km NNW of Kingsgate, Washington · 8712 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.915 km N of Mission, Canada · 8711 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.86 km ESE of Metchosin, Canada · 8707 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8707 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 22
  17. 2.07 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8707 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.54 km SE of Birch Bay, Washington · 8705 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.519 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 8705 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km ENE of Mission, Canada · 8765 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.712 km NE of Mission, Canada · 8765 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.613 km SSE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8766 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.51 km SSW of Monroe, Washington · 8769 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.95 km SE of Birch Bay, Washington · 8770 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.910 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8771 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.19 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.59 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8772 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.47 km S of Sultan, Washington · 8772 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.610 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 8772 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.49 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8772 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8775 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.79 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8775 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.99 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8775 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.99 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.50 km ENE of Lyman, Washington · 8776 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.19 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 294
  18. 1.516 km NNE of Ganges, Canada · 8776 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.71 km SSE of Lyman, Washington · 8780 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.39 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8783 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10564613. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.