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M2.1 earthquake 1 km SE of Acme, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Acme, Washington on Sun, Jul 16, 2006, 3:19 AM PDT (10:19 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km E of Cathcart, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-07-16 10:19:53 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.706° N, 122.188° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7379 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.81 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7371 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7368 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.912 km E of Mission, Canada · 7368 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.01 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7364 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7353 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.80 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7353 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.56 km NE of Custer, Washington · 7347 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.72 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 7344 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.37 km ESE of Mission, Canada · 7341 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.639 km SSE of Hope, Canada · 7338 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.54 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 7333 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.55 km ESE of Clear Lake, Washington · 7331 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.218 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 7329 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.616 km SSW of Point Roberts, Washington · 7329 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.65 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7328 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7394 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.71 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7394 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.613 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7395 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 257
  4. 1.57 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 7399 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.81 km S of Acme, Washington · 7400 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.33 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 7400 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.70 km NE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.010 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 7404 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.61 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7408 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.28 km E of Deming, Washington · 7409 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.5Washington · 7410 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10698913. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.