M1.6 earthquake 4 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Point Roberts, Washington on Mon, Feb 18, 2002, 3:11 PM PST (23:11 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 29 km NNE of Sechelt, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-18 23:11:16 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.955° N, 123.046° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 236°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.34 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8985 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.317 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8980 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.71 km ENE of Conway, Washington · 8979 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.720 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8971 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.916 km N of Mission, Canada · 8952 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.429 km NNE of Sechelt, Canada · 8951 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.716 km N of Mission, Canada · 8944 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.610 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8940 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10551213. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.