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M2.0 earthquake 19 km NNE of May Creek, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of May Creek, Washington on Sat, Apr 20, 2002, 3:30 AM PDT (10:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-04-20 10:30:50 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.006° N, 121.544° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8928 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8923 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8922 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8918 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8914 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8912 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8908 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8900 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8889 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.47 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 8882 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 18
  19. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8879 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.29 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 8933 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8935 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.59 km W of Entiat, Washington · 8937 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8944 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of Entiat, Washington · 8947 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.56 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8951 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8955 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8955 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8957 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10554683. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC.