M2.9 earthquake 10 km WSW of Royal City, Washington
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Royal City, Washington on Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 6:48 PM PST (02:48 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-11 02:48:45 UTC
- Depth
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.851° N, 119.743° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 41°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.05 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8942 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.94 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 8939 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.213 km WSW of Vantage, Washington · 8912 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10550813 (also filed as usp000b033). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.