M1.9 earthquake 0 km SSW of Terrace Heights, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 0 km SSW of Terrace Heights, Washington on Mon, Jul 15, 2002, 1:13 AM PDT (08:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km SSW of Tampico, 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
- 2002-07-15 08:13:32 UTC
- Depth
- 9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.602° N, 120.442° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 22
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.710 km WNW of Tampico, Washington · 8825 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.68 km SSW of Tampico, Washington · 8798 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.06 km NE of Rock Island, Washington · 8797 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.73 km NNE of Yakima, Washington · 8795 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10562513. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.