Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km W of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km W of Edmonds, Washington on Sun, Oct 27, 2002, 5:01 PM PST (01:01 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km WSW of Camano, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-28 01:01:36 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.813° N, 122.405° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km SSW of Anacortes, WA · 8739 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.610 km NNW of Ault Field, WA · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.29 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 8736 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.410 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.12 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 8732 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.64 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8714 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.52 km NNW of Kingsgate, Washington · 8712 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.86 km ESE of Metchosin, Canada · 8707 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.34 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 8701 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.22 km ESE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8699 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8694 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8693 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.83 km S of Grapeview, Washington · 8685 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.60 km N of White Center, Washington · 8746 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.0Washington · 8749 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.09 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington · 8754 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.70 km ESE of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8756 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.25 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8756 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.94 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 8759 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.510 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8761 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.75 km WSW of Edison, Washington · 8762 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.15 km W of Edison, Washington · 8764 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8766 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10574953. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.