Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km W of Silverdale, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km W of Silverdale, Washington on Tue, May 7, 2002, 11:23 AM PDT (18:23 UTC), 24 km (15 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-07 18:23:39 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.646° N, 122.758° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
14

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8909 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8906 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8906 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8901 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.04 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8900 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8899 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8893 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.51 km SSE of White Center, Washington · 8890 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8888 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.09 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 8887 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.70 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 8887 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8886 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8886 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.12 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8885 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.52 km NNW of City of Sammamish, Washington · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.51 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 8883 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.03 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8883 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.96 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 8880 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.53 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 8877 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.623 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.22 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 8874 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 3.72 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8873 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 889
  23. 2.14 km SE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8870 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.83 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8867 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.94 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 8865 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8862 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.72 km SW of Artondale, Washington · 8859 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8858 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8915 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8916 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8918 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8921 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8923 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8924 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8928 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.019 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 8930 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8936 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.73 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 8938 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10552153. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.