Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km S of Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km S of Sultan, Washington on Wed, Sep 25, 2002, 12:30 AM PDT (07:30 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-09-25 07:30:55 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.791° N, 121.823° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8772 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.19 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.618 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8770 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.51 km SSW of Monroe, Washington · 8769 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.15 km W of Edison, Washington · 8764 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.75 km WSW of Edison, Washington · 8761 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.94 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 8759 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.25 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8756 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.70 km ESE of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8756 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNE of Quilcene, Washington · 8753 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.0Washington · 8749 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.60 km N of White Center, Washington · 8746 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.52 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 8739 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.98 km SSW of Anacortes, WA · 8739 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.610 km NNW of Ault Field, WA · 8737 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.29 km NNW of Ault Field, Washington · 8736 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.12 km WSW of Camano, Washington · 8732 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.817 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8714 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.64 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8714 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.610 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 8772 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.49 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8772 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.50 km ENE of Lyman, Washington · 8776 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.06 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8779 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.71 km SSE of Lyman, Washington · 8780 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.28 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8781 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.39 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8783 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.510 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8783 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.39 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 8783 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.716 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8788 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.80 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8789 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.62 km SE of Alger, Washington · 8793 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.85 km E of North Stanwood, Washington · 8796 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.24 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 8800 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.63 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.81 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10568323. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.