M3.0 earthquake 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington on Wed, Jul 3, 2002, 5:22 AM PDT (12:22 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-03 12:22:45 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.933° N, 123.045° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 202°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.719 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 8855 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.17 km E of Deming, Washington · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Edison, Washington · 8815 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.85 km E of North Stanwood, Washington · 8795 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8857 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8869 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8879 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10557198 (also filed as usp000b7dp). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.