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M1.7 earthquake 1 km WSW of Langley, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Langley, Washington on Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 7:22 AM PST (15:22 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, 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
2006-02-18 15:22:27 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.033° N, 122.424° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 7519 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.61 km E of Edison, Washington · 7511 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.64 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7511 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.38 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7502 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.23 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7499 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.74 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7499 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.513 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 7496 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.00 km NW of Keyport, Washington · 7488 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.61 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 7487 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.62 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 7485 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.53 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 7483 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.58 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 7480 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.52 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7473 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 7539 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.92 km SW of North Bend, WA · 7540 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.52 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 7541 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.53 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7545 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.34 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7547 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 938
  6. 2.023 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 7548 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.09 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7552 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.93 km N of Key Center, Washington · 7553 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.72 km S of Deming, Washington · 7554 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.84 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 7554 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.43 km E of Deming, Washington · 7555 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.80 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7557 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.90 km NNE of Vashon, Washington · 7559 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10689673. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.