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M2.5 earthquake 12 km SSW of Thorp, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Thorp, Washington on Sat, Jan 25, 2003, 4:15 AM PST (12:15 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km N of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-01-25 12:15:15 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.976° N, 120.756° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8645 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNW of Tieton, Washington · 8637 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.012 km NE of Greenwater, Washington · 8629 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.410 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 8625 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.09 km N of Selah, Washington · 8621 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.115 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 8617 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.66 km N of Waterville, Washington · 8617 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8604 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.09 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 8598 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.715 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8594 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.411 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 8594 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.924 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 8592 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.023 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 8591 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.512 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8591 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8657 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.22 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.13 km ENE of Donald, Washington · 8679 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.95 km SE of Moxee City, Washington · 8679 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10580823 (also filed as usp000bp5b). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.