Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Gorst, Washington on Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 4:43 PM PST (00:43 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km W of Skokomish, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-03-11 00:43:51 UTC
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.507° N, 122.739° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.55 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 8964 days ago · 47 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8956 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of Home, Washington · 8954 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8953 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8951 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.56 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8950 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.75 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 8945 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8943 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.73 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 8937 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8934 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8927 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8923 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8922 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.6Washington · 8918 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8917 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8914 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8912 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Washington · 8970 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.720 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8971 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.53 km NNW of Fife Heights, Washington · 8972 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.614 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8975 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.116 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8976 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.02 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 8978 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.71 km ENE of Conway, Washington · 8979 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.59 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8979 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.317 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8980 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.616 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.617 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.63 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8981 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8986 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.77 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8986 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10550653. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.