M1.5 earthquake 5 km SE of Tampico, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Tampico, Washington on Tue, Dec 12, 2006, 10:31 AM PST (18:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km SE of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-12 18:31:19 UTC
- Depth
- -0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.509° N, 120.811° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 3.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.83 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 7235 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.75 km N of Mabton, Washington · 7225 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.828 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7219 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.814 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7208 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.73 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 7185 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.517 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7178 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 7238 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.514 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 7246 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7246 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 7246 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.029 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7251 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.828 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7254 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.611 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7263 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.027 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7263 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.615 km WNW of Mattawa, Washington · 7264 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10704888. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.