Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington on Wed, Mar 22, 2006, 2:27 PM PST (22:27 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km NNE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-03-22 22:27:06 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.900° N, 122.699° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7499 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.513 km ESE of Acme, Washington · 7496 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.00 km NW of Keyport, Washington · 7488 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.61 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 7487 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.62 km NW of Edmonds, Washington · 7485 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.53 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 7483 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.58 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 7480 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.52 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7473 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.99 km SW of Concrete, Washington · 7469 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7466 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.95 km W of Gorst, Washington · 7466 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.57 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 7463 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.21 km NW of Snohomish, Washington · 7461 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.76 km SSW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 7461 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.56 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.511 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7448 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 7448 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.87 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 7443 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.71 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7440 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7502 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7512 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.61 km E of Edison, Washington · 7512 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.68 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 7519 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10691768. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.