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M1.5 earthquake 2 km SE of Federal Way, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Federal Way, Washington on Mon, Jul 8, 2002, 6:41 PM PDT (01:41 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-07-09 01:41:25 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.305° N, 122.290° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
14

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 8845 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.73 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 8840 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.14 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8837 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 104
  5. 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.71 km S of Lochsloy, Washington · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.63 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8828 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.31 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 8828 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.02 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8825 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.04 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8820 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.85 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8816 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.66 km E of Ashford, Washington · 8806 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.93 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8804 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.81 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.24 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 8800 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km E of North Creek, Washington · 8851 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8857 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.72 km SW of Artondale, Washington · 8858 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8861 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8866 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 889
  8. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.72 km SW of Morton, Washington · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10559313. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.