Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km WNW of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Waterville, Washington on Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 12:38 AM PDT (07:38 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km NW of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-04-10 07:38:23 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.667° N, 120.119° 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 0.6 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km W of Entiat, Washington · 8937 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.79 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8937 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.95 km NNW of Omak, Washington · 8919 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.35 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 8913 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.213 km WSW of Vantage, Washington · 8912 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 8898 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.07 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 8894 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.813 km WNW of Methow, Washington · 8893 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.4Washington · 8893 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.79 km N of Entiat, Washington · 8886 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.47 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 8882 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 18

Before

  1. 1.66 km W of Entiat, Washington · 8947 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.05 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10551898 (also filed as usp000b23a). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.