Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 18 km S of Point Roberts, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km S of Point Roberts, Washington on Fri, Sep 8, 2006, 3:11 PM PDT (22:11 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-09-08 22:11:28 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.818° N, 123.115° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SSW of Point Roberts, Washington · 7330 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.65 km WNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7329 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of Anacortes, Washington · 7312 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.65 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 7310 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.63 km NE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 7307 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.62 km NE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 7307 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.7Washington · 7299 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.84 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7293 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.72 km NE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 7292 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.77 km SSW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 7286 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km ESE of Clear Lake, Washington · 7332 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.37 km ESE of Mission, Canada · 7342 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.56 km NE of Custer, Washington · 7348 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 7355 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10699258. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.