Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington on Sun, Oct 13, 2002, 6:38 AM PDT (13:38 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km WSW of Camano, 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
2002-10-13 13:38:31 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.900° N, 122.827° 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
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km N of White Center, Washington · 8746 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.52 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 8739 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.98 km SSW of Anacortes, WA · 8739 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNW of Ault Field, WA · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 8736 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.410 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.12 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 8732 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.64 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8714 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.52 km NNW of Kingsgate, Washington · 8712 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.86 km ESE of Metchosin, Canada · 8707 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.34 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 8702 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.22 km ESE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8699 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8694 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.70 km ESE of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8756 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.25 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8756 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.94 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 8759 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.510 km ESE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8761 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.75 km WSW of Edison, Washington · 8762 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.15 km W of Edison, Washington · 8764 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8766 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.51 km SSW of Monroe, Washington · 8769 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.910 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8771 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.47 km S of Sultan, Washington · 8772 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8775 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.79 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.99 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.99 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.50 km ENE of Lyman, Washington · 8776 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.19 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 294
  17. 2.06 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8779 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.71 km SSE of Lyman, Washington · 8780 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10569128. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.