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M1.5 earthquake 5 km ESE of Clear Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Clear Lake, Washington on Wed, Sep 6, 2006, 4:58 PM PDT (23:58 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-09-06 23:58:23 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.447° N, 122.163° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km S of Point Roberts, Washington · 7330 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSW of Point Roberts, Washington · 7329 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.65 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7329 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.18 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7318 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7314 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 7311 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.65 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 7310 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.511 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 7307 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 7306 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.62 km NE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 7306 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.63 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7306 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.7Washington · 7299 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.86 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 7297 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.31 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 7294 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.84 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7293 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.72 km NE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 7292 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.63 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 7291 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.77 km SSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 7285 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.44 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7285 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7280 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 7333 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.70 km NE of Medina, Washington · 7340 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.37 km ESE of Mission, Canada · 7342 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.72 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 7345 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.94 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 7345 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.75 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7346 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.56 km NE of Custer, Washington · 7348 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.80 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7354 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.63 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7354 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10698853. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.