M2.9 earthquake 5 km NNW of Omak, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Omak, Washington on Wed, May 1, 2002, 2:09 AM PDT (09:09 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.04 · 9 stations
2.9	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10549578 (also filed as usp000b3hn). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.