Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km N of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km N of Quilcene, Washington on Tue, Dec 26, 2006, 7:28 AM PST (15:28 UTC), 23 km (14 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-12-26 15:28:09 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.856° N, 122.881° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
19

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7220 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.56 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 7218 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 7216 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.93 km SW of Burien, WA · 7213 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.31 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 7211 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.60 km NE of Edison, Washington · 7210 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.47 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 7205 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.54 km NE of Poulsbo, Washington · 7204 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.71 km SW of Belfair, Washington · 7203 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.63 km NNE of Port Angeles East, Washington · 7198 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.612 km WSW of Quilcene, Washington · 7191 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.03 km NW of Chico, Washington · 7189 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.70 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7186 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Washington · 7183 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.426 km W of Skokomish, Washington · 7180 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.56 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7176 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7173 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.86 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 7166 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.914 km NW of McCleary, Washington · 7165 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km NNE of Anacortes, Washington · 7223 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.616 km NW of Jamestown, Washington · 7226 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.51 km SSE of Edison, Washington · 7229 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.84 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 7231 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.934 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington · 7234 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.13 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 7239 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.96 km NNW of Victoria, Canada · 7243 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.71 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 7243 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.75 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7244 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.41 km NE of Gorst, Washington · 7247 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7250 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10707583. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.