M2.1 earthquake 8 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington on Thu, Feb 6, 2003, 12:44 PM PST (20:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km N of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-06 20:44:09 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.766° N, 120.083° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.654 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8637 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.66 km N of Waterville, Washington · 8617 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.97 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 8581 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 1.613 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 8650 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.340 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 8656 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.615 km NNW of Banks Lake South, Washington · 8660 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.610 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 8662 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10574943. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.