Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km NE of Cathcart, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Cathcart, Washington on Wed, Jan 1, 2003, 4:52 AM PST (12:52 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-01 12:52:46 UTC
Depth
27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.868° N, 122.068° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
23

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. 1.73 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington · 8666 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.11 km SSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 8665 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.52 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.97 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 8658 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.66 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 8657 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.50.6 km ENE of Lyman, WA · 8654 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.72 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 8653 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.92 km E of Rosedale, Washington · 8650 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.52 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8647 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.58 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8643 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.654 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8637 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.8Washington · 8635 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.15 km W of Bay View, Washington · 8633 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.93 km SE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8630 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.57 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8630 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.012 km NE of Greenwater, Washington · 8629 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.61 km ESE of Renton, Washington · 8621 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.97 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 8620 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8677 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.82 km ESE of Kingston, Washington · 8679 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.42 km SE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8679 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.83 km S of Grapeview, Washington · 8685 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8693 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.22 km ESE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8699 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.34 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 8701 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10570738. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.