Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 0 km NNE of Vashon, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Vashon, Washington on Sun, Jan 22, 2006, 4:46 AM PST (12:46 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km SW of Clinton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-01-22 12:46:51 UTC
Depth
59.4 km (36.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.454° N, 122.453° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.80 km NNE of Granite Falls, Washington · 7558 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.93 km N of Key Center, Washington · 7554 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.09 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7552 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.023 km SSW of River Road, Washington · 7548 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.34 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7548 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 938
  6. 2.53 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 7545 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.52 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 7542 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.92 km SW of North Bend, WA · 7541 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.92 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 7539 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.71 km WSW of Langley, Washington · 7532 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7512 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.38 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7502 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.23 km SSW of Port Ludlow, Washington · 7500 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.74 km SE of Oso, Washington · 7500 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7567 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.712 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7568 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.73 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7581 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.52 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.310 km S of Sultan, Washington · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.93 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7587 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10689743. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.