Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Washington on Mon, May 19, 2003, 3:09 PM PDT (22:09 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 4 km SSW of Gorst, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-05-19 22:09:53 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.703° N, 121.695° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8531 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.22 km SSE of Big Lake, Washington · 8529 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 8527 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.513 km SSW of Snoqualmie Pass, WA · 8527 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.74 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 8526 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1,560
  6. 1.63 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 8525 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.95 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8525 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 8523 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.85 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 8521 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8511 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.52 km NNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 8505 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 579
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8504 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.53 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 8504 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 8504 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 8501 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.63 km W of Fox Island, Washington · 8500 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.00 km NNW of Lyman, Washington · 8499 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.66 km WNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 8499 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.90 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8498 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.41 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 8498 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.45 km NNW of North Sultan, Washington · 8496 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8496 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.96 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8493 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.53 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 8492 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.81 km NE of Bellevue, Washington · 8491 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.68 km SSW of Verlot, Washington · 8489 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.04 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 8488 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 128
  28. 2.01 km ENE of Bellevue, Washington · 8488 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.76 km S of Quilcene, Washington · 8486 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.731 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 8486 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.63 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 8484 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.97 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.57 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8480 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.51 km N of Carnation, Washington · 8479 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.65 km NNE of Brinnon, Washington · 8479 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.64 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8478 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.23 km ESE of Freeland, Washington · 8476 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 8545 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.80 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 8546 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10585828. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.