M1.7 earthquake 5 km N of Mabton, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km N of Mabton, Washington on Fri, Dec 22, 2006, 12:09 PM PST (20:09 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km SE of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-22 20:09:49 UTC
- Depth
- 9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.266° N, 119.983° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.720 km N of West Richland, Washington · 7195 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.73 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 7185 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 1.98 km W of Othello, Washington · 7227 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.83 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 7235 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.55 km SE of Tampico, Washington · 7236 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 7238 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.514 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 7246 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10706823. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.