Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Washington on Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km SSE of Auburn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-03-10 11:04:11 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.531° N, 121.639° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8970 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.55 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 8964 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8957 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Home, Washington · 8955 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8953 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8952 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.56 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 8951 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.75 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 8945 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8944 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8942 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.59 km W of Entiat, Washington · 8937 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8935 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.019 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 8930 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8928 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8923 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8922 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.6Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8918 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8914 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8912 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km NNW of Fife Heights, Washington · 8972 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8975 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.116 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.02 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 8979 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.59 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.616 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.617 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.63 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8982 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.72 km WSW of Mill Creek East, Washington · 8986 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.77 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8987 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10550618. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.