M2.6 earthquake 6 km N of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km N of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Feb 27, 2003, 2:02 AM PST (10:02 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 2003-02-27 10:02:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.703° N, 120.058° 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 · ±0.02 · 11 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 28
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.09 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 8598 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.411 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 8594 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.97 km SSE of Leavenworth, Washington · 8581 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10581373 (also filed as usp000brke). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.