Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SE of Clear Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Clear Lake, Washington on Fri, Jun 9, 2006, 4:54 PM PDT (23:54 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada. 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
2006-06-09 23:54:53 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.435° N, 122.185° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7419 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 7419 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.58 km N of Camano, Washington · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.10 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7416 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.5Washington · 7410 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.28 km E of Deming, Washington · 7410 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.61 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7409 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.62 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 7405 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.010 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 7405 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.70 km NE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.33 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 7400 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.81 km S of Acme, Washington · 7400 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.57 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 7399 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.13 km ESE of Duvall, Washington · 7396 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.613 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7396 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 257
  16. 1.71 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7395 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.51 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7394 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 7389 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 7389 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.11 km SE of Acme, Washington · 7384 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.83 km NNW of Duvall, Washington · 7382 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.49 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7381 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.82 km NE of Kirkland, Washington · 7381 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.62 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7380 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.81 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7372 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.54 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7369 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.912 km E of Mission, Canada · 7369 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.01 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7364 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.31 km WSW of Lyman, Washington · 7423 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.59 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7424 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.54 km S of Langley, Washington · 7425 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.84 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.95 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 7434 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.94 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 7435 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.71 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7440 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.53 km N of Langley, Canada · 7441 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.511 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7449 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10692468. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.