Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km S of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km S of Quilcene, Washington on Mon, May 20, 2002, 3:44 AM PDT (10:44 UTC), 20 km (12 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-20 10:44:38 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.778° N, 122.864° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8898 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8889 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.09 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 8887 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.12 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8885 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.03 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8883 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8880 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8877 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8874 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8873 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 889
  15. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8870 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8867 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8862 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.72 km SW of Artondale, Washington · 8859 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8858 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.81 km E of North Creek, Washington · 8852 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8852 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.52 km SE of Federal Way, Washington · 8850 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 8850 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.57 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 8845 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.74 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8845 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.52 km N of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.73 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 8841 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8901 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8906 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.72 km NE of Metchosin, Canada · 8907 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8909 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8913 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8915 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8918 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.6Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8921 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8923 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8924 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8928 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10556498. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.