Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km SSW of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Seattle, Washington on Sat, Apr 27, 2002, 1:11 PM PDT (20:11 UTC), 55 km (34 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-04-27 20:11:28 UTC
Depth
55.4 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.592° N, 122.346° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.6Washington · 8918 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8917 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8914 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8912 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8908 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8905 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8900 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.04 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8899 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8898 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8889 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8887 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.09 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 8886 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8886 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.12 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8884 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8882 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.03 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8882 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8879 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8873 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8872 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 889
  30. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8869 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8866 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8864 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8923 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8927 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.019 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 8929 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8934 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.73 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 8937 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8943 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.75 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 8945 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.56 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8950 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8951 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10558458. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.