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M1.6 earthquake 1 km NE of Skokomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Skokomish, Washington on Sat, Aug 30, 2003, 5:28 AM PDT (12:28 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km S of Fall City, 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
2003-08-30 12:28:32 UTC
Depth
43.2 km (26.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.345° N, 123.139° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km WSW of Skokomish, Washington · 8415 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.5Washington · 8412 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.214 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 8410 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.55 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 8410 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.91 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8400 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.61 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8399 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.68 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 8399 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNW of Gig Harbor, Washington · 8398 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.81 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8394 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.50 km ENE of Maple Valley, Washington · 8394 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.62 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 8389 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.525 km E of Forks, Washington · 8389 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.71 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8387 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.65 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 8385 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.33 km S of Fall City, Washington · 8376 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km E of Maltby, Washington · 8436 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Seabeck, Washington · 8438 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.117 km N of Hoodsport, Washington · 8440 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.72 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.74 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.54 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8447 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.51 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8450 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.14 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 8451 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.91 km SSE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8451 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.51 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8459 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.66 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 8463 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10596493. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.