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M1.5 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Washington on Thu, Jul 25, 2002, 7:06 PM PDT (02:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 9 km SW of Friday Harbor, 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
2002-07-26 02:06:25 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.310° N, 121.920° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km ENE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8833 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.71 km S of Lochsloy, Washington · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.63 km E of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8828 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.948 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8825 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.04 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 8821 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.85 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8817 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.84 km NE of Edison, Washington · 8816 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.93 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8805 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.81 km NNW of Tukwila, Washington · 8801 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.85 km E of North Stanwood, Washington · 8796 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.62 km SE of Alger, Washington · 8794 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.39 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 8784 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.510 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.39 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 8784 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.71 km SSE of Lyman, Washington · 8780 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.06 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8779 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.19 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 294
  19. 2.50 km ENE of Lyman, Washington · 8776 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.99 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.99 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.79 km WSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8776 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.59 km SW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8775 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km N of Rockport, Washington · 8835 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.95 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.15 km NE of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.54 km N of Oso, Washington · 8837 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.52 km N of Oso, Washington · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.74 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8845 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.52 km E of Oso, Washington · 8850 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNE of Oso, Washington · 8851 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.81 km E of North Creek, Washington · 8852 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.17 km E of Deming, Washington · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.62 km NE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8857 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.74 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 8862 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10566233. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.