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M1.7 earthquake 2 km NNW of Hockinson, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Hockinson, Washington on Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 8:53 PM PDT (03:53 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-10-22 03:53:20 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.756° N, 122.503° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7286 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7286 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7286 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7285 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7285 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7285 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.523 km ESE of Castle Rock, Washington · 7285 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7284 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7284 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7284 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7283 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7283 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7283 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7282 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7282 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7282 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7282 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7281 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7281 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7281 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.52 km E of Vancouver, Washington · 7280 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7279 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7279 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7279 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7279 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7278 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7278 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7278 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7278 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7277 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7277 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7277 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7277 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7276 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7276 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7275 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7275 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7275 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7275 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7275 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7273 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7273 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7273 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7272 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7271 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.62 km ESE of Portland, Oregon · 7271 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.91 km S of Portland, Oregon · 7270 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.70 km SSW of Portland, Oregon · 7270 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.537 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7270 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7269 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7269 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7269 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7269 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7268 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7287 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7287 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7287 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7287 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7287 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7288 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7288 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7288 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7289 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7289 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7289 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7290 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7290 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7290 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7290 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7291 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7291 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7291 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7291 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7292 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away

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