Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km SE of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Skykomish, Washington on Wed, Nov 29, 2006, 1:58 AM PST (09:58 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 0 km NNE of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-11-29 09:58:57 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.621° N, 121.264° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 7247 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.817 km WSW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 7247 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7246 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7246 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.75 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7243 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.71 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 7242 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.13 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 7238 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 7238 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.57 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7233 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.91 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7219 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.828 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7219 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.1Puget Sound region, Washington · 7215 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.93 km SW of Burien, WA · 7213 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.31 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 7210 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.814 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7208 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.47 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 7204 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7250 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.029 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7251 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.828 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7254 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.027 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7263 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.39 km ENE of Duvall, Washington · 7264 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.528 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7266 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.93 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 7266 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.128 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7269 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7269 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.628 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7269 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.26 km N of Waterville, Washington · 7270 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7270 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.73 km S of Hobart, Washington · 7271 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.028 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7273 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.728 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7273 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7274 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.628 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7275 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 7278 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10709263. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.