M1.7 earthquake 7 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Mon, Jan 6, 2003, 5:36 AM PST (13:36 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-06 13:36:54 UTC
- Depth
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.747° N, 120.034° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.610 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8663 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.615 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 8661 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.340 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 8656 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.613 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 8651 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.18 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8638 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.654 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8638 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.66 km N of Waterville, Washington · 8618 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10571778. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.