Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km W of Wauna, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km W of Wauna, Washington on Fri, Mar 28, 2003, 7:33 AM PST (15:33 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km W of Brinnon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-03-28 15:33:38 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.381° N, 122.707° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km N of Belfair, Washington · 8577 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.11 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 8570 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.53 km WSW of Eastmont, Washington · 8570 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.92 km NW of Eastmont, Washington · 8569 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.72 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 8568 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.811 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 8568 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.85 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8567 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.616 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.826 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8560 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 673
  10. 2.925 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 8560 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.80 km WSW of Bellevue, Washington · 8546 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.83 km S of Skokomish, Washington · 8546 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.75 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 8544 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.7Washington · 8535 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.73 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8530 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 8589 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 8596 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.76 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 8597 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.51 km NNW of Enetai, Washington · 8598 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8604 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Gorst, Washington · 8606 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.44 km NNE of Wilburton, Washington · 8607 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.73 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8608 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.55 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 8612 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.52 km W of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 8613 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10583948. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.