Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington on Thu, May 2, 2002, 2:26 AM PDT (09:26 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km N of Belfair, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-05-02 09:26:31 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.849° N, 122.782° W
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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8914 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8912 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8908 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.72 km NE of Metchosin, Canada · 8906 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8905 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8900 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.04 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8900 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8898 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8889 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.09 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 8886 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.12 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8885 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.03 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8883 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8879 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 889
  24. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8869 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8866 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8861 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.72 km SW of Artondale, Washington · 8858 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8922 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8923 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8928 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.019 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 8930 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.29 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 8933 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8935 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.73 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 8938 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8940 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8944 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.75 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 8945 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10549868. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.