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M2.4 earthquake 9 km E of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km E of Yacolt, Washington on Sun, Nov 24, 2002, 6:53 PM PST (02:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-11-25 02:53:24 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.873° N, 122.288° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8708 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.510 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8708 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.917 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8708 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.75 km ENE of Mineral, Washington · 8704 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.53 km NE of Bethany, Oregon · 8702 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.72 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon · 8702 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.516 km S of Morton, Washington · 8702 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.016 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 8700 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.13 km ENE of Bethany, Oregon · 8699 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.96 km N of Beavercreek, Oregon · 8697 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.49 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 8697 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.68 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8694 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.78 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.827 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.58 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8689 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.54 km W of Ashford, Washington · 8687 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.56 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8655 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.26 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8655 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of Longview, Washington · 8717 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.816 km NE of Klickitat, Washington · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.627 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8731 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 8736 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.533 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 8737 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.934 km N of Amboy, Washington · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.54 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon · 8741 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10582238. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.