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M1.5 earthquake 13 km ESE of Pe Ell, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Pe Ell, Washington on Sun, Mar 7, 2004, 5:13 AM PST (13:13 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 15 km SE of Mossyrock, 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
2004-03-07 13:13:09 UTC
Depth
50.6 km (31.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.517° N, 123.144° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720 km S of Morton, Washington · 8236 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNW of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 8215 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.825 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8214 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.526 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8214 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 8210 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 8204 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.215 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8203 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Elbe, Washington · 8202 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.92 km WNW of Ashford, Washington · 8196 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.12 km WNW of Saint Helens, Oregon · 8187 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km W of Ketron, Washington · 8245 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.65 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 8256 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSW of Hoodsport, Washington · 8265 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10599153. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.