M1.6 earthquake 4 km NE of Geneva, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Geneva, Washington on Mon, Jan 14, 2002, 4:01 AM PST (12:01 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km WNW of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-14 12:01:56 UTC
- Depth
- 18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.774° N, 122.356° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.61 km ENE of Bay View, Washington · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.94 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 9020 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.737 km NE of Marblemount, Washington · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.03 km WNW of Big Lake, Washington · 8996 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 19
- 1.64 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8990 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.34 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8985 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.317 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8980 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.71 km ENE of Conway, Washington · 8978 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.02 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 8978 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.720 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8971 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 2.93 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington · 9030 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9040 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9045 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9045 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10551098. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.