M1.6 earthquake 19 km E of Kelso, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km E of Kelso, Washington on Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 3:40 AM PDT (10:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km NNE of Ashford, 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
- 2002-07-11 10:40:57 UTC
- Depth
- 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.150° N, 122.660° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.110 km WSW of Scappoose, Oregon · 8844 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.410 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 8820 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.66 km E of Ashford, Washington · 8805 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.716 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8788 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10560883. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.