Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Gorst, Washington on Sun, Mar 9, 2003, 6:26 PM PST (02:26 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km W of Brinnon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-03-10 02:26:20 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.516° N, 122.771° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8604 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.51 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 8598 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.76 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 8597 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.56 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 8597 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.91 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 8589 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 8588 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.76 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8577 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.11 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 8570 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.53 km WSW of Eastmont, Washington · 8570 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.92 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 8569 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.72 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 8568 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.811 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8568 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.85 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8567 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.826 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8560 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 673
  16. 2.925 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8560 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8607 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8608 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.55 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8612 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.52 km W of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8614 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.215 km NNE of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 8618 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.97 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 8620 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.61 km ESE of Renton, Washington · 8621 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of Greenwater, Washington · 8630 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.57 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8630 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.93 km SE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 8630 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.8Washington · 8636 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10578698. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.