Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km N of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Belfair, Washington on Mon, Apr 7, 2003, 6:35 PM PDT (01:35 UTC), 23 km (14 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-04-08 01:35:24 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.506° N, 122.841° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 8570 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.53 km WSW of Eastmont, Washington · 8570 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.92 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 8569 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.72 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 8568 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.811 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8568 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.85 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8567 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.826 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8560 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 673
  9. 2.925 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8560 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.80 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 8546 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.83 km S of Skokomish, Washington · 8546 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.75 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 8544 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.7Washington · 8535 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.73 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8530 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.66 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 8527 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.74 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 8525 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1,560
  17. 1.63 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 8524 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.95 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8524 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 8523 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.519 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8521 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.85 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 8520 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 8588 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.91 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 8589 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.56 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 8596 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.76 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 8597 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.51 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 8598 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8604 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.55 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8606 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.44 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8607 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10579143. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.