M2.0 earthquake 23 km E of Desert Aire, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km E of Desert Aire, Washington on Mon, Mar 24, 2003, 11:44 AM PST (19:44 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-24 19:44:19 UTC
- Depth
- -0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.664° N, 119.609° 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, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 1.924 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 8593 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.411 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 8594 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.09 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 8599 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.09 km N of Selah, Washington · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.69 km WNW of Touchet, Washington · 8621 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10583378. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.