M1.9 earthquake 9 km SE of Royal City, WA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Royal City, WA on Thu, Aug 21, 2003, 10:59 PM PDT (05:59 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-22 05:59:22 UTC
- Depth
- 1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.845° N, 119.545° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 26
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 uw10592713. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.