Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington on Fri, May 19, 2006, 3:05 PM PDT (22:05 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-05-19 22:05:00 UTC
Depth
-2.1 km (-1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.939° N, 121.964° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
15

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 157.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10694818. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC.