Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Edmonds, Washington on Wed, Apr 5, 2006, 1:03 PM PDT (20:03 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km NNE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-04-05 20:03:08 UTC
Depth
20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.830° N, 122.400° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 7483 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.412 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7480 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.58 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 7480 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7473 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.99 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 7469 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7466 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.95 km W of Gorst, Washington · 7465 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.57 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 7463 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.21 km NW of Snohomish, Washington · 7461 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.76 km SSW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 7461 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.56 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.511 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7448 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 7448 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.87 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 7443 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.71 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7439 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.21 km E of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7437 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.70 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 7436 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.94 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 7435 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 7434 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.53 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7428 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.84 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 7487 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.00 km NW of Keyport, Washington · 7488 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.513 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 7496 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.74 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7499 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.23 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7499 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.38 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7502 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7511 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.61 km E of Edison, Washington · 7511 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10689683. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.