Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km S of Royal City, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km S of Royal City, Washington on Fri, Jul 7, 2006, 11:26 PM PDT (06:26 UTC), 18 km (11 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-07-08 06:26:37 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.817° N, 119.608° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7366 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.621 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7366 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.822 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7366 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.822 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7366 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.121 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7365 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.620 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7364 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.721 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7363 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.121 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7363 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.920 km NNW of Lind, Washington · 7363 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.122 km S of Marlin, Washington · 7363 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.121 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7363 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.822 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7363 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.820 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7362 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.922 km SSE of Marlin, Washington · 7362 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.72 km NE of Cowiche, Washington · 7359 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.522 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7358 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.121 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7358 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.022 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7347 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.621 km SW of Odessa, Washington · 7347 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.5Washington · 7347 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.922 km S of Marlin, Washington · 7347 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.022 km S of Marlin, Washington · 7347 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.818 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 7340 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10695028. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.