M1.9 earthquake 3 km NW of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Sun, Oct 13, 2002, 12:01 PM PDT (19:01 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km WSW of Royal City, 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
- 2002-10-13 19:01:10 UTC
- Depth
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.671° N, 120.103° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.82 km SSE of Entiat, Washington · 8746 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.913 km WSW of Royal City, Washington · 8746 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.73 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 8743 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8718 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.67 km SSW of Marlin, Washington · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Okanogan, Washington · 8708 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8697 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10569208. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.