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M1.7 earthquake 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Aug 31, 2006, 9:30 PM PDT (04:30 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 27 km NNE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-09-01 04:30:02 UTC
Depth
-2.0 km (-1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.852° N, 121.712° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7339 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7338 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7338 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7338 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7338 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7338 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7337 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7337 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7337 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7337 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7337 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7336 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7336 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7336 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7336 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7335 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7335 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7335 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7335 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7335 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7334 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7334 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7334 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7334 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7333 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.431 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7333 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7333 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7333 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7332 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7332 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7332 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7332 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7332 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7331 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7331 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7331 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7330 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7330 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7330 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7330 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7330 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7330 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7330 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7330 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7329 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7329 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7329 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7328 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7328 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7328 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7327 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.71 km SE of Selah, Washington · 7327 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7327 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7327 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7327 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7326 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  57. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7326 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7325 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7325 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.817 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7325 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7339 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7339 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7339 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7340 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7340 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7340 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7340 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7340 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7340 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7341 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7341 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7341 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.70 km NE of Medina, Washington · 7341 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7341 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7343 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away

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