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M1.5 earthquake 6 km WNW of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Sat, Dec 30, 2006, 9:29 AM PST (17:29 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-12-30 17:29:52 UTC
Depth
51.7 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.613° N, 123.024° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km NE of Edison, Washington · 7209 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.63 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 7197 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.612 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7190 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.92 km S of Maple Falls, Washington · 7190 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.54 km ENE of Ganges, Canada · 7187 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.94 km ENE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 7187 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7185 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 7182 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.34 km E of Ganges, Canada · 7179 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Ganges, Canada · 7179 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.86 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7165 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7219 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 7221 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 7222 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.616 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 7225 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.51 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 7228 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.84 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 7230 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.96 km NNW of Victoria, Canada · 7242 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10708148. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.