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M2.3 earthquake 8 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington on Mon, Sep 1, 2003, 1:55 AM PDT (08:55 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-09-01 08:55:03 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.947° N, 121.746° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.952 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 8427 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.84 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8419 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8416 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.618 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8416 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.55 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8414 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.06 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8411 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.214 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 8410 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.55 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 8410 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.78 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 8407 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.13 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.010 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 8404 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.91 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8401 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.61 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8400 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 8399 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.61 km NNW of Gig Harbor, Washington · 8398 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.911 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 8396 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.81 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.50 km ENE of Maple Valley, Washington · 8395 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.62 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8390 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.71 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8387 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.510 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 8386 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.33 km S of Fall City, Washington · 8377 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.936 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 8436 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.81 km E of Maltby, Washington · 8436 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.937 km W of Granite Falls, Washington · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.75 km WSW of Seabeck, Washington · 8438 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.512 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 8439 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.6Washington · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.72 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.74 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8447 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.54 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8447 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.18 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.910 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8448 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.95 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8449 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.51 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8450 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.14 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 8451 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.91 km SSE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8452 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.92 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8453 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.51 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 8455 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.63 km NNW of Big Lake, Washington · 8459 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.51 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8459 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10587608. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.