M1.9 earthquake 5 km SE of Moxee City, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Moxee City, Washington on Thu, Dec 26, 2002, 12:09 PM PST (20:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km NW of Yakima, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-26 20:09:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.519° N, 120.340° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.13 km ENE of Donald, Washington · 8680 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 8677 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.22 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 8661 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.62 km S of Centerville, Washington · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.512 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.413 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8646 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of Tieton, Washington · 8638 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.09 km N of Selah, Washington · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10575768. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.