Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km ENE of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Belfair, Washington on Tue, Aug 12, 2003, 3:10 AM PDT (10:10 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-08-12 10:10:30 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.472° N, 122.771° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8450 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.910 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8448 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.18 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8447 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.74 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8447 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.72 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.117 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 8440 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.512 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 8439 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.519 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 8439 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.75 km WSW of Seabeck, Washington · 8438 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.81 km E of Maltby, Washington · 8436 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.61 km NE of Skokomish, Washington · 8433 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.38 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 8431 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.84 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8419 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.916 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 8415 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.5Washington · 8412 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8411 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.214 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 8410 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.55 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 8410 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.78 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 8407 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.91 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8401 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.61 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8400 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.68 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 8399 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.61 km NNW of Gig Harbor, Washington · 8398 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.81 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.50 km ENE of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km SSE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8452 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.92 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8453 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.51 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8459 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.1Washington · 8461 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 8463 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8464 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.01 km E of Enetai, Washington · 8465 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 8467 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.93 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 8471 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.23 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 8476 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.64 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8478 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8479 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.51 km N of Carnation, Washington · 8479 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.57 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.97 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10590888. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.