Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of North Bend, Washington on Fri, Mar 10, 2006, 9:52 AM PST (17:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km SE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-03-10 17:52:32 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.474° N, 121.836° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7502 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.23 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7500 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.74 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7500 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.00 km NW of Keyport, Washington · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.61 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 7488 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.62 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 7486 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.53 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 7483 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.0Washington · 7483 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.412 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7481 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 7476 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.52 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7473 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7467 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.95 km W of Gorst, Washington · 7466 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.21 km NW of Snohomish, Washington · 7462 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.76 km SSW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 7461 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.014 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7453 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km WSW of Langley, Washington · 7532 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.25 km NNW of Ronald, Washington · 7532 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.92 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 7539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.92 km SW of North Bend, WA · 7541 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.52 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 7542 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10688398. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.