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M1.9 earthquake 7 km W of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km W of Ault Field, Washington on Mon, Feb 24, 2003, 6:50 AM PST (14:50 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km W of Brinnon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-02-24 14:50:34 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.327° N, 122.773° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km W of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8614 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.55 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8612 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.89 km E of Deming, Washington · 8611 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8608 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8607 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8606 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.56 km ESE of Edison, Washington · 8599 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.51 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 8598 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.56 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 8597 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.91 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 8590 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.76 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8577 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.11 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 8570 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.53 km WSW of Eastmont, Washington · 8570 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.92 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 8569 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.72 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 8568 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.85 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8567 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.826 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8560 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 673
  18. 2.925 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8560 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8630 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.93 km SE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8631 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.15 km W of Bay View, Washington · 8634 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.5Washington-British Columbia border region · 8637 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.28 km NW of Langford, Canada · 8637 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.58 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8644 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8647 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10580768. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.