Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NE of Orchards, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Orchards, Washington on Wed, Jul 9, 2003, 1:50 AM PDT (08:50 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km NW of North Portland, Oregon. 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
2003-07-09 08:50:14 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.687° N, 122.538° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8479 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.83 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8471 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.04 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 149
  4. 1.54 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.64 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.24 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.24 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.13 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.75 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.73 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.62 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.14 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.73 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.83 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.43 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.63 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8470 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.43 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8469 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.84 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8467 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.110 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8467 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.94 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8465 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.2Washington-Oregon border region · 8462 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.710 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8460 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.28 km S of Morton, Washington · 8454 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.611 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon · 8451 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.011 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon · 8439 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.615 km S of Morton, Washington · 8434 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.73 km ESE of Trout Lake, Washington · 8430 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.43 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8428 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.72 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 8428 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km S of Morton, Washington · 8487 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.36 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8489 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.74 km W of Dollar Corner, Washington · 8490 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.912 km NNW of Ryderwood, Washington · 8492 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.636 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 8493 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.536 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 8496 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.28 km ESE of Venersborg, Washington · 8500 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.55 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 8501 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.117 km NNE of Trout Lake, Washington · 8509 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10595568. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.