M1.8 earthquake 13 km WNW of Methow, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Methow, Washington on Sun, May 26, 2002, 7:04 AM PDT (14:04 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-26 14:04:21 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.182° N, 120.170° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.9 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 250°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.4Washington · 8893 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.79 km N of Entiat, Washington · 8886 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.47 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 8883 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 18
- 2.653 km NW of Winthrop, Washington · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10560348. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.