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M1.9 earthquake 5 km W of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km W of Gorst, Washington on Tue, Apr 25, 2006, 7:49 AM PDT (14:49 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Puget Sound region, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-04-25 14:49:54 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.518° N, 122.778° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.21 km NW of Snohomish, Washington · 7462 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 7462 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.014 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7454 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.56 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.511 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7449 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 7449 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 7444 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.216 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7442 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.71 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7441 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.21 km E of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7438 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.718 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7437 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.70 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 7437 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.95 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 7435 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.53 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7429 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.54 km S of Langley, Washington · 7426 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.58 km N of Camano, Washington · 7419 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.10 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7417 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 7413 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.61 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7409 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7467 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.52 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7474 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.412 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7481 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.53 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 7484 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.62 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 7486 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.61 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 7488 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.00 km NW of Keyport, Washington · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.613 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 7493 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10698433. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.