Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Woodway, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Woodway, Washington on Sat, Mar 30, 2002, 4:03 AM PST (12:03 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km W of Skokomish, 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
2002-03-30 12:03:51 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.753° N, 122.439° 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
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 8949 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8947 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.73 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 8941 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8938 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.29 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 8937 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.019 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8931 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8930 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8927 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8926 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.010 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.6Washington · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.87 km ENE of Quilcene, Washington · 8921 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8918 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.04 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8918 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8917 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.54 km W of Silverdale, Washington · 8916 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.38 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 8912 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.114 km WNW of Quilcene, Washington · 8909 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8908 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.73 km ESE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8904 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.04 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8903 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.513 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 8901 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8896 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8957 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8958 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8958 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of Home, Washington · 8958 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8960 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.55 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 8967 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.73 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8973 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.9Washington · 8974 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.720 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8974 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.53 km NNW of Fife Heights, Washington · 8976 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8979 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.02 km WNW of Eastmont, Washington · 8982 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.71 km ENE of Conway, Washington · 8982 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.317 km SSE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 8984 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10556908. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.