Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km W of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km W of Belfair, Washington on Thu, Aug 10, 2006, 2:12 PM PDT (21:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km ENE of Maplewood, 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
2006-08-10 21:12:23 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.453° N, 122.863° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7354 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.80 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7354 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.75 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7346 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.94 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 7346 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.72 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 7345 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.66 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 7345 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.44 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 7343 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.711 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7342 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.70 km NE of Medina, Washington · 7340 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7334 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.54 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 7334 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7331 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7329 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.111 km SSE of Neilton, Washington · 7326 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.817 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7324 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.57 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 7320 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.18 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7318 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.92 km ESE of Fall City, Washington · 7318 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.61 km SW of Fall City, Washington · 7315 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.23 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 7315 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.30 km W of Auburn, Washington · 7310 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.90 km NW of Auburn, Washington · 7309 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.73 km ENE of Maplewood, Washington · 7306 days ago · 54 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7359 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7360 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.60 km N of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 7363 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7364 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.01 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7365 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.717 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7366 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7367 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7367 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7367 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.717 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7368 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.517 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7368 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.418 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7368 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.84 km SE of Issaquah, Washington · 7369 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7369 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.817 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7370 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.81 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7372 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.54 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7373 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.82 km NE of Kirkland, Washington · 7381 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.49 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7382 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.83 km NNW of Duvall, Washington · 7383 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10699418. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.