Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km W of Fox Island, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km W of Fox Island, Washington on Tue, Jun 24, 2003, 6:01 PM PDT (01:01 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km SE of Belfair, 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
2003-06-25 01:01:03 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.247° N, 122.675° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km WNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 8499 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.90 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8498 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.41 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 8498 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8496 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8495 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.513 km SSE of Pe Ell, Washington · 8492 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.81 km NE of Bellevue, Washington · 8491 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.912 km NNW of Ryderwood, Washington · 8490 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.04 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 8488 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 128
  10. 2.01 km ENE of Bellevue, Washington · 8487 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.76 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8486 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Morton, Washington · 8485 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.97 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.57 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.51 km N of Carnation, Washington · 8479 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8478 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.23 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 8476 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.93 km SE of Klahanie, Washington · 8471 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 8467 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.01 km E of Enetai, Washington · 8465 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.86 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8464 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.66 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 8463 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.51 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8459 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.92 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8453 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.28 km S of Morton, Washington · 8452 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.91 km SSE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8451 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.14 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 8451 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.51 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8450 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8449 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.910 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8448 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.18 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.54 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8447 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.74 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.72 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.811 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 8444 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.117 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 8440 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 8501 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 8504 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8504 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.52 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 8504 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 579
  5. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8511 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 8521 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.519 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8521 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 8523 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.95 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8525 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.63 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 8525 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.74 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 8525 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1,560
  12. 2.513 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, WA · 8526 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10587163. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.