M2.0 earthquake 4 km SE of Thorp, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Thorp, Washington on Tue, May 30, 2006, 9:56 AM PDT (16:56 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km S of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-05-30 16:56:47 UTC
- Depth
- 20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.045° N, 120.625° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.12 km N of Yakima, Washington · 7423 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.618 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 7400 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.59 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 7396 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.42 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7393 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.29 km S of Royal City, Washington · 7392 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.14 km S of Entiat, Washington · 7375 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7373 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 1.612 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 7431 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.718 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7437 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.917 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 7440 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.811 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 7441 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.56 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7453 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10698443. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.