M2.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Touchet, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Touchet, Washington on Sat, Feb 22, 2003, 11:54 PM PST (07:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-23 07:54:00 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.062° N, 118.786° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.03 · 14 stations |
| 2.6 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.18 km SE of Weston, Oregon · 8599 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.924 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 8594 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.023 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 8593 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10580453 (also filed as usp000br9e). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.