M1.9 earthquake 12 km NNE of Roosevelt, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Roosevelt, Washington on Sat, Nov 9, 2002, 6:49 PM PST (02:49 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km ENE of Donald, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-10 02:49:52 UTC
- Depth
- 12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.854° N, 120.172° W
- Region
- Oregon
- 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km NE of Donald, Washington · 8684 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.95 km SE of Moxee City, Washington · 8680 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.13 km ENE of Donald, Washington · 8680 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 1.816 km NE of Klickitat, Washington · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Shaniko, Oregon · 8732 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.510 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8742 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.36 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8742 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.78 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8742 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.27 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8742 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.39 km ESE of Condon, Oregon · 8747 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10575773. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.