Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Washington on Tue, Aug 19, 2003, 2:12 AM PDT (09:12 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada. 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
2003-08-19 09:12:15 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.467° N, 122.560° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NW of Deming, Washington · 8443 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.53 km WNW of Deming, Washington · 8443 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.911 km SSW of Darrington, Washington · 8442 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.64 km WNW of Deming, Washington · 8442 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.31 km WNW of Deming, Washington · 8441 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.519 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 8439 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.75 km WSW of Seabeck, Washington · 8438 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.81 km E of Maltby, Washington · 8436 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.38 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 8431 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8419 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.818 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8416 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.618 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 8416 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.55 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8414 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.214 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 8410 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSE of Lynden, Washington · 8410 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.55 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 8409 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.78 km SW of Sultan, Washington · 8406 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.13 km NE of Anacortes, Washington · 8404 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.010 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 8403 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.68 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 8398 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.58 km ESE of Oak Bay, Canada · 8390 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.71 km WSW of Mountlake Terrace, Washington · 8387 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.74 km SW of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8446 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8447 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.18 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.66 km WNW of Tsawwassen, Canada · 8448 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.95 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 8449 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.51 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8450 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.91 km SSE of Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington · 8451 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.92 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8453 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.51 km SSW of Oso, Washington · 8455 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.63 km NNW of Big Lake, Washington · 8459 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.51 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 8459 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.1Washington · 8461 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.54 km SW of Clear Lake, Washington · 8461 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.86 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 8464 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.01 km E of Enetai, Washington · 8465 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10592273. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.