M2.1 earthquake 8 km ENE of Queets, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Queets, Washington on Sat, Mar 29, 2003, 12:06 AM PST (08:06 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km W of Brinnon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-29 08:06:04 UTC
- Depth
- 25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.561° N, 124.219° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 170°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10584373. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.