Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km NNW of Kingsgate, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Kingsgate, Washington on Sun, Nov 24, 2002, 1:19 AM PST (09:19 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NNW of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-11-24 09:19:02 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.744° N, 122.192° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.34 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 8701 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.22 km ESE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8699 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8693 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.83 km S of Grapeview, Washington · 8685 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.42 km SE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8679 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.82 km ESE of Kingston, Washington · 8679 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.04 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8677 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.53 km NE of Cathcart, Washington · 8674 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.73 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington · 8666 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.11 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 8665 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.52 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.97 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 8658 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.66 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 8658 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.50.6 km ENE of Lyman, WA · 8654 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.72 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 8653 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8714 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.817 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8714 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.12 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 8732 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.410 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 8736 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.610 km NNW of Ault Field, WA · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.98 km SSW of Anacortes, WA · 8739 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.52 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 8739 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10581903. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.