Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km NE of Klickitat, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Klickitat, Washington on Wed, Nov 6, 2002, 5:41 PM PST (01:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-11-07 01:41:30 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.925° N, 120.999° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km NNE of Roosevelt, Washington · 8726 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.59 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8717 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.49 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.917 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8708 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.522 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 8704 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.68 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8694 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.78 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.827 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.58 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.75 km NE of Donald, Washington · 8684 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.95 km SE of Moxee City, Washington · 8679 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.13 km ENE of Donald, Washington · 8679 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.627 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8731 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.615 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon · 8732 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.533 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 8737 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8743 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10573928. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.