Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 0 km NW of Auburn, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Auburn, Washington on Sat, Sep 30, 2006, 3:42 AM PDT (10:42 UTC), 21 km (13 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-09-30 10:42:11 UTC
Depth
20.7 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.313° N, 122.235° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 7306 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.916 km S of Skykomish, Washington · 7306 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.73 km ENE of Maplewood, Washington · 7305 days ago · 54 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.527 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1,294
  5. 2.527 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.728 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.828 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.927 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.627 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.528 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.727 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7299 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.66 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7298 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.628 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7298 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.8Washington · 7298 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.613 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 7297 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.86 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 7297 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.627 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7296 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7294 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.727 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7294 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.31 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 7294 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.712 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 7291 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.63 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 7290 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.727 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7287 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.828 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7285 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.52 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 7285 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.44 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7285 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.927 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7281 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7280 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.613 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7277 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.628 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7274 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7273 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.728 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7272 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.028 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7272 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.73 km S of Hobart, Washington · 7271 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.628 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7268 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7268 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.128 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7268 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.528 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7265 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.39 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7264 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.027 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7262 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.611 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7262 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.828 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7253 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.52 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 7253 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.029 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7250 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7249 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.612 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 7248 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.30 km W of Auburn, Washington · 7309 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.76 km E of Mossyrock, Washington · 7313 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.23 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 7314 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.61 km SW of Fall City, Washington · 7314 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.92 km ESE of Fall City, Washington · 7317 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.18 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7318 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.57 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 7320 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.112 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 7321 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.817 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7323 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7328 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7330 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.54 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 7333 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7333 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7337 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10708983. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.