Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Jamestown, Washington on Tue, Jan 8, 2002, 7:26 PM PST (03:26 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km WNW of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-01-09 03:26:54 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.115° N, 123.130° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NE of Geneva, Washington · 9025 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.76 km W of Burley, Washington · 9023 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.61 km ENE of Bay View, Washington · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.94 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 9021 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.17 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9012 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9010 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.53 km NNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9003 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.03 km WNW of Big Lake, Washington · 8996 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 19
  9. 1.64 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8990 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8986 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.34 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8985 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.63 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8981 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.317 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8980 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.71 km ENE of Conway, Washington · 8979 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.02 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 8978 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8975 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.720 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8971 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 9040 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.61 km SE of Clearview, Washington · 9040 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9041 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.52 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 9042 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.60 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 9044 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.62 km NW of Lake McMurray, Washington · 9045 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 9045 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.43 km WNW of Weallup Lake, Washington · 9050 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.06 km SE of Orcas, Washington · 9060 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10549898 (also filed as usp000aw39). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.