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M1.6 earthquake 2 km NE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Fall City, Washington on Sun, Oct 12, 2003, 6:11 PM PDT (01:11 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km NW of Warm Beach, 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
2003-10-13 01:11:58 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.581° N, 121.867° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8388 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.510 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 8387 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 8386 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.33 km S of Fall City, Washington · 8378 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.60 km SW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 8372 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8362 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.04 km SW of Fall City, Washington · 8360 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.56 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8359 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.79 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 8359 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.85 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 8358 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.73 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8358 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.01 km S of Mirrormont, Washington · 8348 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.42 km NW of Warm Beach, Washington · 8346 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.514 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8343 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 8340 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.813 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 8337 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.07 km ENE of Port Townsend, Washington · 8333 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km ENE of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.81 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.911 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 8397 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.61 km NNW of Gig Harbor, Washington · 8399 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 8400 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.61 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8400 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.91 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8401 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.78 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 8408 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.55 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 8411 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8412 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.618 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8417 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.84 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8420 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10598608. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.