M1.6 earthquake 14 km NNE of Methow, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Methow, Washington on Sun, Jun 11, 2006, 10:36 AM PDT (17:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km S of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-06-11 17:36:42 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.245° N, 119.924° 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 2.2 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 258°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.59 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 7397 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.14 km S of Entiat, Washington · 7376 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7374 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.73 km SSW of Electric City, Washington · 7374 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.112 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 7368 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10693023. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.