M1.9 earthquake 9 km ESE of Forks, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Forks, Washington on Fri, Jan 6, 2006, 6:11 PM PST (02:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km SW of North Saanich, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-01-07 02:11:45 UTC
- Depth
- -0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.909° N, 124.271° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- 122°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.313 km SW of North Saanich, Canada · 7566 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 67
- 2.023 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 7548 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.59 km ESE of Forks, Washington · 7529 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10687033. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.