M1.6 earthquake 2 km S of Centerville, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km S of Centerville, Washington on Thu, Jan 16, 2003, 11:41 AM PST (19:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-16 19:41:08 UTC
- Depth
- 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.728° N, 120.902° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.56 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8656 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.26 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8656 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8656 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.513 km ESE of Maupin, Oregon · 8627 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.113 km WSW of Arlington, Oregon · 8619 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10575638. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.