M3.0 earthquake 7 km ESE of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Forks, Washington on Wed, Jun 5, 2002, 9:45 PM PDT (04:45 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-06 04:45:37 UTC
- Depth
- -0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.922° N, 124.291° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.47
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10556918. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.