M1.7 earthquake 12 km E of Disautel, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km E of Disautel, Washington on Wed, Dec 17, 2003, 5:11 PM PST (01:11 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km S of Loomis, 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
- 2003-12-18 01:11:48 UTC
- Depth
- 23.3 km (14.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.362° N, 119.070° 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 5.5 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 239°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.47 km S of Loomis, Washington · 8316 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 22
- 1.5Washington · 8312 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.32 km S of Manson, Washington · 8297 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 20
- 2.12 km S of Manson, Washington · 8297 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.714 km E of Twisp, Washington · 8284 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.832 km NW of Conconully, Washington · 8281 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10590823. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.