Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SSE of Monroe, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Monroe, Washington on Wed, Oct 11, 2006, 8:02 AM PDT (15:02 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-10-11 15:02:41 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.801° N, 121.949° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
14

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 7295 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.84 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7293 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.63 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 7291 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.52 km SSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 7286 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.44 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7286 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7281 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7279 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.73 km S of Hobart, Washington · 7272 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7269 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.910 km WNW of Stanwood, Washington · 7267 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.39 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7265 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.52 km SSW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 7254 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7250 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.612 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 7249 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.817 km WSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 7247 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.41 km NE of Gorst, Washington · 7247 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.75 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7244 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.71 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 7243 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.13 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 7239 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km NNE of Hoodsport, Washington · 7298 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.66 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7299 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.7Washington · 7299 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.73 km ENE of Maplewood, Washington · 7306 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.63 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7306 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.916 km S of Skykomish, Washington · 7308 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.511 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 7308 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.90 km NW of Auburn, Washington · 7309 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.30 km W of Auburn, Washington · 7310 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 7312 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.63 km ESE of Oso, Washington · 7314 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.23 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 7315 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.61 km SW of Fall City, Washington · 7315 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.92 km ESE of Fall City, Washington · 7318 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.18 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7319 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.57 km N of Greenwater, Washington · 7321 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.817 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7324 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10704848. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.