Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNW of Freeland, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Freeland, Washington on Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 3:26 PM PDT (22:26 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada. 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
2003-10-03 22:26:36 UTC
Depth
56.7 km (35.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.083° N, 122.572° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km NNW of Gig Harbor, Washington · 8399 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.81 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.50 km ENE of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.58 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8391 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.62 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8390 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.71 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8387 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.65 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 8385 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.33 km S of Fall City, Washington · 8377 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.60 km SW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 8371 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.711 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 8370 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.68 km SSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8361 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.04 km SW of Fall City, Washington · 8359 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.56 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8359 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.85 km WSW of Lofall, Washington · 8358 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.73 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 8357 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.86 km WSW of La Conner, Washington · 8351 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.77 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 8350 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.01 km S of Mirrormont, Washington · 8347 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.42 km NW of Warm Beach, Washington · 8346 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.55 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 8339 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8400 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.91 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8401 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.010 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 8404 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.13 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.78 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 8407 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 8410 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSE of Lynden, Washington · 8410 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.214 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 8410 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8412 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.55 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8414 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.618 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8416 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8417 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.84 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8419 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10594883. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.