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M2.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Fall City, Washington on Sat, Sep 20, 2003, 11:12 PM PDT (06:12 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km S of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-09-21 06:12:41 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.610° N, 121.831° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 8410 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.78 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 8407 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.91 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8401 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.61 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8400 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 8399 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.61 km NNW of Gig Harbor, Washington · 8399 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.911 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 8397 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.81 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.50 km ENE of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.62 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8390 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.71 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8387 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.510 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 8387 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.65 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 8385 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.33 km S of Fall City, Washington · 8377 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.60 km SW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 8372 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.68 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8362 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.04 km SW of Fall City, Washington · 8359 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.56 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8359 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.79 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 8359 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.85 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 8358 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.73 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8357 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.618 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8417 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.84 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8420 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.952 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8428 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.38 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 8432 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.936 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 8436 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.81 km E of Maltby, Washington · 8437 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.937 km W of Granite Falls, Washington · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.75 km WSW of Seabeck, Washington · 8438 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.512 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 8440 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.117 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 8441 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10598363. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.