Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km WSW of White Swan, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of White Swan, Washington on Mon, Feb 25, 2002, 5:18 AM PST (13:18 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 17 km SE of Bickleton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-25 13:18:44 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.346° N, 120.907° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.116 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.57 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.614 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8942 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.317 km SE of Bickleton, Washington · 8939 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.021 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 8988 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8990 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.74 km SE of Arlington, Oregon · 9008 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.18 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9009 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10553438. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.