Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km N of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km N of Dash Point, Washington on Fri, May 30, 2003, 10:01 AM PDT (17:01 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km NNW of Ames 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
2003-05-30 17:01:11 UTC
Depth
21.8 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.354° N, 122.429° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8524 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 8523 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.519 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8521 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.85 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 8520 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8511 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.52 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 8504 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 579
  7. 1.73 km SSE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8504 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.53 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 8504 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 8504 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 8501 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.63 km W of Fox Island, Washington · 8499 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.66 km WNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 8498 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.90 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8498 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.41 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 8497 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.45 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8496 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8495 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.96 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8493 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.81 km NE of Bellevue, Washington · 8490 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.68 km SSW of Verlot, Washington · 8489 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.04 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 8488 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 128
  21. 2.01 km ENE of Bellevue, Washington · 8487 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.76 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8485 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8483 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.97 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8479 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.57 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8479 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.51 km N of Carnation, Washington · 8479 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8478 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.64 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8478 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.23 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 8476 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.93 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 8471 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 8467 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.01 km E of Enetai, Washington · 8465 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 3.74 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 8525 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1,560
  2. 2.513 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, WA · 8526 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 8527 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.73 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8530 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.7Washington · 8535 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.75 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 8545 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.83 km S of Skokomish, Washington · 8546 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.80 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 8546 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10586993. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.