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M2.1 earthquake 21 km SW of Odessa, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Odessa, Washington on Sun, Aug 6, 2006, 6:50 AM PDT (13:50 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 22 km SW of Odessa, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-08-06 13:50:42 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.214° N, 118.918° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
20

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km NNW of Lind, Washington · 7363 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.122 km S of Marlin, Washington · 7363 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.121 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7363 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.822 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7363 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.820 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7363 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.922 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7362 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.522 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7358 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.121 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7358 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.910 km N of Reardan, Washington · 7352 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.022 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7348 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.621 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7348 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.5Washington · 7348 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.922 km S of Marlin, Washington · 7348 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.022 km S of Marlin, Washington · 7347 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.818 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 7340 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.617 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 7315 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.721 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7363 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.620 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7365 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.121 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7366 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.822 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7366 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.822 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7367 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.621 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7367 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.521 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7367 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSE of Washtucna, Washington · 7373 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.73 km SSW of Electric City, Washington · 7373 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.29 km S of Royal City, Washington · 7393 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10697438. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.