Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington on Sun, Jun 9, 2002, 8:38 AM PDT (15:38 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-06-09 15:38:17 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.304° N, 122.102° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8869 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8866 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8857 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.06 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8855 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8855 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.17 km E of Deming, Washington · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.81 km E of North Creek, Washington · 8851 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8851 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 8849 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.74 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8845 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.52 km N of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.54 km N of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.15 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.95 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.79 km N of Rockport, Washington · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.5Washington · 8833 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.71 km S of Lochsloy, Washington · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.63 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8828 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.31 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 8828 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.02 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8825 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.948 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8824 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.04 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8820 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8889 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 8890 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.87 km SW of Aldergrove, Canada · 8897 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8898 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.04 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8900 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8900 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8905 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8908 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10557913. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.