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M2.0 earthquake 25 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km S of Morton, Washington on Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 8:12 AM PDT (15:12 UTC), 8 km (5 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-08-17 15:12:40 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.329° N, 122.235° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7352 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7351 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7351 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7351 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7351 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7351 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7351 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7350 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7350 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7350 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7350 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7350 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7350 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7349 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7349 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7349 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7349 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7349 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7348 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7348 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7348 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7348 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7348 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7348 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7347 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7347 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7347 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7347 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7346 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7346 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7346 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7346 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7346 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7346 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7345 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7345 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7345 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7345 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 7344 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7344 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7344 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.66 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 7344 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7344 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7344 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7344 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7343 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7343 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7343 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7343 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7343 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7343 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7342 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7341 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7341 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.711 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7341 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7341 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7341 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7352 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7352 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7352 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7352 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7352 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7353 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7353 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7353 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7354 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7354 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7354 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7355 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7355 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7355 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7355 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7355 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7355 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7356 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7356 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7356 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away

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