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M2.5 earthquake 6 km NNE of Tanner, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Tanner, Washington on Fri, May 12, 2006, 6:24 AM PDT (13:24 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km ENE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-05-12 13:24:19 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.532° N, 121.709° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km W of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7448 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 7448 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.87 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 7443 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.216 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7441 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.71 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7439 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.917 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 7439 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.21 km E of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7437 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.718 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7436 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.70 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 7436 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.04 km SE of Thorp, Washington · 7430 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.53 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7428 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.84 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.54 km S of Langley, Washington · 7425 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.46 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 7419 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 7412 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.61 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7408 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.62 km E of Cottage Lake, Washington · 7405 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.76 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7404 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.70 km NE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.618 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 7399 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.13 km ESE of Duvall, Washington · 7396 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.71 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7394 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.42 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7393 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.514 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7389 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.014 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7453 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 7461 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.21 km NW of Snohomish, Washington · 7461 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.95 km W of Gorst, Washington · 7465 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.92 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7466 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.52 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7473 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 7475 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10692818. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.