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M1.6 earthquake 1 km ESE of Renton, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Renton, Washington on Sun, Feb 23, 2003, 3:30 AM PST (11:30 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km NE of Redmond, Washington. 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
2003-02-23 11:30:35 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.479° N, 122.195° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 8617 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.52 km W of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8613 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.55 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8612 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8608 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8607 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8606 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8604 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.51 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 8598 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.76 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 8597 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 8596 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.91 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 8589 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 8587 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.76 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8577 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.11 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 8570 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.53 km WSW of Eastmont, Washington · 8569 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.92 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 8569 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.72 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 8568 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.811 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8568 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.85 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8567 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.616 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km NE of Greenwater, Washington · 8629 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.57 km NNE of Marrowstone, Washington · 8630 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.8Washington · 8635 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.58 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8643 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.52 km SSE of Lake McMurray, Washington · 8647 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.92 km E of Rosedale, Washington · 8650 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10580473. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.