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M2.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Deming, Washington on Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 6:12 AM PST (14:12 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-12-09 14:12:59 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.847° N, 122.151° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7602 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.519 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 7598 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.63 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.53 km NE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.56 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7583 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.80 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7557 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.43 km E of Deming, Washington · 7555 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.84 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7554 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.72 km S of Deming, Washington · 7554 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7606 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.35 km S of Kendall, Washington · 7607 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.97 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 7610 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.06 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7618 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 112
  5. 1.615 km E of North Saanich, Canada · 7620 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.65 km E of Lake McMurray, Washington · 7625 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10682238. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.