M1.7 earthquake 0 km NE of Medina, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km NE of Medina, Washington on Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 7:11 PM PDT (02:11 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 27 km NNE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 2006-08-30 02:11:22 UTC
- Depth
- 19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.626° N, 122.222° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7338 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7338 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7334 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.54 km E of Cathcart, Washington · 7333 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.55 km ESE of Clear Lake, Washington · 7332 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.14 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7331 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7329 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7329 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.817 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7324 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.57 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 7320 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.18 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7318 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.92 km ESE of Fall City, Washington · 7318 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.61 km SW of Fall City, Washington · 7315 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.23 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 7314 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7314 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.30 km W of Auburn, Washington · 7309 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.90 km NW of Auburn, Washington · 7308 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.511 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 7307 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.916 km S of Skykomish, Washington · 7307 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.63 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7306 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.73 km ENE of Maplewood, Washington · 7306 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.527 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7301 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1,294
- 2.527 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7301 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.728 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7301 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.828 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7301 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.927 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.627 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.528 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.727 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7299 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7298 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.628 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7298 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.613 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 7297 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.86 km SSE of Monroe, Washington · 7297 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.627 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7297 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7294 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.727 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7294 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.31 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 7294 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.84 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7292 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.63 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 7291 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.727 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7288 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.828 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7286 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.52 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 7285 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.44 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7285 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.927 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7282 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7280 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 1.711 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7342 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.44 km E of Issaquah, Washington · 7342 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.66 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 7344 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.72 km SW of Three Lakes, Washington · 7345 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.94 km NNW of Seattle, Washington · 7345 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.75 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7346 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.80 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7354 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.63 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7354 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.12 km W of Belfair, Washington · 7359 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7359 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7360 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.60 km N of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 7362 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7364 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.01 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7365 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.717 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7366 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7366 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7366 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7367 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.717 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7368 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.517 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7368 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
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