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M1.8 earthquake 1 km S of Acme, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km S of Acme, Washington on Fri, Jun 30, 2006, 4:29 AM PDT (11:29 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-06-30 11:29:00 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.700° N, 122.207° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
17

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 7400 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.613 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7396 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 257
  3. 1.71 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7395 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.51 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7394 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.11 km SE of Acme, Washington · 7384 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.62 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7380 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.81 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7372 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.54 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7369 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.912 km E of Mission, Canada · 7369 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.01 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7365 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7354 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.80 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7354 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.56 km NE of Custer, Washington · 7347 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.72 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 7344 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.37 km ESE of Mission, Canada · 7342 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 7400 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.70 km NE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.010 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 7405 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.61 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7409 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.28 km E of Deming, Washington · 7410 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.5Washington · 7411 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.10 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7416 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.58 km N of Camano, Washington · 7419 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 7419 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.46 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7420 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake, Washington · 7421 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.31 km WSW of Lyman, Washington · 7423 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.59 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7424 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.54 km S of Langley, Washington · 7426 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.84 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7429 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10697808. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.