Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington on Tue, Jul 15, 2003, 4:24 PM PDT (23:24 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km SW of Clear Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-07-15 23:24:47 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.724° N, 122.876° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8478 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.23 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 8476 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.93 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 8471 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 8467 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.01 km E of Enetai, Washington · 8465 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8464 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 8462 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.54 km SW of Clear Lake, Washington · 8461 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.1Washington · 8461 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.51 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8459 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.63 km NNW of Big Lake, Washington · 8459 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.51 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 8455 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.92 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8453 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.91 km SSE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8451 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.14 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 8451 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.51 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8450 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8448 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.18 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.54 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8447 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.74 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.72 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.6Washington · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.117 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 8440 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.519 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 8439 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.75 km WSW of Seabeck, Washington · 8438 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.81 km E of Maltby, Washington · 8436 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.61 km NE of Skokomish, Washington · 8433 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.38 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 8431 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.84 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8419 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km N of Carnation, Washington · 8479 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.57 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.97 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8484 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.76 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8485 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.01 km ENE of Bellevue, Washington · 8487 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.04 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 8488 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 128
  8. 1.68 km SSW of Verlot, Washington · 8489 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.81 km NE of Bellevue, Washington · 8490 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.53 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8492 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.96 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8493 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8495 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.45 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8496 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.41 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 8498 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.90 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8498 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.66 km WNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 8499 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.63 km W of Fox Island, Washington · 8499 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.35 km N of Victoria, Canada · 8499 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 8501 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 8504 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10597698. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.