Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington on Sun, May 5, 2002, 9:40 AM PDT (16:40 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-05 16:40:43 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.281° N, 122.212° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8916 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8915 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8911 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.72 km NE of Metchosin, Canada · 8909 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8908 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8903 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.04 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8902 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8901 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.87 km SW of Aldergrove, Canada · 8900 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 8893 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8892 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8890 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8889 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8887 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8885 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8882 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8879 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8876 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8872 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8869 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8867 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8864 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8864 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8860 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.06 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8858 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8858 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8920 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.6Washington · 8921 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Deming, Washington · 8923 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.87 km WSW of Deming, Washington · 8923 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8923 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8925 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8926 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.019 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 8932 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.29 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 8936 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8937 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.610 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8943 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8946 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10551273. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.