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M1.6 earthquake 1 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington on Wed, Jun 21, 2006, 3:42 PM PDT (22:42 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada. 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
2006-06-21 22:42:13 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.091° N, 121.956° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 7405 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.010 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 7404 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7404 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.70 km NE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.33 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 7400 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.81 km S of Acme, Washington · 7400 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.57 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 7399 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.13 km ESE of Duvall, Washington · 7396 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.613 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7395 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 257
  10. 1.71 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7394 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.51 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7394 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.42 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7393 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 7388 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 7388 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.11 km SE of Acme, Washington · 7384 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.83 km NNW of Duvall, Washington · 7382 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.49 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7381 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.82 km NE of Kirkland, Washington · 7381 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.62 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7379 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.81 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7371 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.54 km SSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 7368 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.84 km SE of Issaquah, Washington · 7368 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.01 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7364 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7363 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.65 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7358 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.12 km W of Belfair, Washington · 7358 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.63 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7354 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.80 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7353 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km E of Deming, Washington · 7410 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.5Washington · 7410 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 7412 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.10 km SE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7416 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.58 km N of Camano, Washington · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 7419 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.46 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7419 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake, Washington · 7420 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.31 km WSW of Lyman, Washington · 7423 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.54 km S of Langley, Washington · 7425 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.84 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.53 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7428 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.95 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 7434 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.94 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 7435 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.70 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 7436 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.21 km E of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7437 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10695288. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.