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M2.0 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Washington on Sat, Apr 8, 2006, 11:48 AM PDT (18:48 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-04-08 18:48:43 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.075° N, 121.572° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7480 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 7475 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.96 km E of Mossyrock, Washington · 7475 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7473 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSW of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 7461 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.014 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 7453 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.56 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 7448 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 7448 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 7443 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.216 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7441 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.55 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 7441 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.811 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 7440 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.71 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7439 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.917 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 7439 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.21 km E of Snoqualmie, Washington · 7437 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.718 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7436 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.70 km NE of Mirrormont, Washington · 7436 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.612 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 7431 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.04 km SE of Thorp, Washington · 7430 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.53 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 7428 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 7483 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.05 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 7484 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.613 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 7492 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.38 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 7502 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 7511 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10690443. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.