Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SSE of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Orcas, Washington on Tue, Jun 3, 2003, 7:51 PM PDT (02:51 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km SW of Clear Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-06-04 02:51:33 UTC
Depth
48.4 km (30.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.544° N, 122.904° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km SSE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8517 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.77 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 8510 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.013 km W of Marietta, Washington · 8505 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.53 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 8504 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.35 km N of Victoria, Canada · 8500 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.00 km NNW of Lyman, Washington · 8499 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.96 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8493 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.53 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8492 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSW of Verlot, Washington · 8489 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.76 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8486 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8484 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.97 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.57 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.65 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8478 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.64 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8478 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.23 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 8476 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.86 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8464 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.54 km SW of Clear Lake, Washington · 8461 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.1Washington · 8461 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.519 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8521 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.66 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 8527 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.66 km SSE of Point Roberts, Washington · 8528 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.22 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 8528 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.73 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8530 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10582323. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.