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M2.4 earthquake 1 km NE of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Gorst, Washington on Fri, Dec 1, 2006, 3:45 AM PST (11:45 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-12-01 11:45:44 UTC
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.535° N, 122.690° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7243 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.71 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 7242 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.13 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 7238 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.934 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 7233 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.616 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 7225 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.73 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 7221 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.91 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7219 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 7215 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.93 km SW of Burien, WA · 7213 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.31 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 7210 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.814 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7208 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.47 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 7204 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.54 km NE of Poulsbo, Washington · 7203 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.71 km SW of Belfair, Washington · 7202 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 7197 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.612 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7190 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.03 km NW of Chico, Washington · 7188 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.817 km WSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 7246 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7250 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.52 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 7253 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.611 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7263 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.39 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7264 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.910 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington · 7266 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7269 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.73 km S of Hobart, Washington · 7271 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10701233. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.