M2.1 earthquake 8 km SSE of Washtucna, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Washtucna, Washington on Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 3:50 PM PST (23:50 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km SE of Washtucna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-03 23:50:59 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.688° N, 118.263° 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, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.64 km S of Othello, Washington · 8736 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.68 km SE of Washtucna, Washington · 8735 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.29 km SE of Washtucna, Washington · 8730 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.68 km SE of Washtucna, Washington · 8727 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.88 km SE of Washtucna, Washington · 8725 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.79 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 8724 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.67 km SSW of Marlin, Washington · 8718 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Othello, Washington · 8681 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10569648. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.