Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Jamestown, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Jamestown, Washington on Fri, Dec 22, 2006, 4:54 PM PST (00:54 UTC), 43 km (27 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-12-23 00:54:01 UTC
Depth
43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.235° N, 123.238° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
27

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 7223 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 7222 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.91 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7220 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.56 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7218 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 7216 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.60 km NE of Edison, Washington · 7209 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.54 km NE of Poulsbo, Washington · 7204 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.71 km SW of Belfair, Washington · 7202 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.63 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 7198 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.612 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7191 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.03 km NW of Chico, Washington · 7188 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.54 km ENE of Ganges, Canada · 7188 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.94 km ENE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 7188 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7186 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 7183 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.34 km E of Ganges, Canada · 7180 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.62 km NNE of Ganges, Canada · 7179 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.711 km SE of Forks, Washington · 7173 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.86 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7166 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 7229 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.84 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 7231 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.934 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 7234 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNW of Victoria, Canada · 7242 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.41 km NE of Gorst, Washington · 7247 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.52 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 7254 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10706903. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.