Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington on Mon, Jul 1, 2002, 4:53 PM PDT (23:53 UTC), 31 km (19 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-07-01 23:53:16 UTC
Depth
31.1 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.070° N, 122.670° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8856 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8856 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.17 km E of Deming, Washington · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.81 km E of North Creek, Washington · 8851 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8851 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.52 km SE of Federal Way, Washington · 8850 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 8850 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.57 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 8845 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.74 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8845 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.52 km N of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.54 km N of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.15 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.95 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.14 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8837 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 104
  15. 1.79 km N of Rockport, Washington · 8835 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.5Washington · 8833 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.71 km S of Lochsloy, Washington · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.63 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8828 days ago · 58 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.31 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 8828 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.02 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8825 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.04 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8820 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.85 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8817 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.84 km NE of Edison, Washington · 8816 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.93 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8804 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.81 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.63 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8801 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.24 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 8800 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km SW of Artondale, Washington · 8858 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8861 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8867 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8870 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 889
  8. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8874 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8877 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8880 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.03 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8883 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.12 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8885 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.09 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 8887 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10556328. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.