M2.2 earthquake 6 km N of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km N of Waterville, Washington on Tue, Nov 7, 2006, 6:06 PM PST (02:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 0 km NNE 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
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-08 02:06:50 UTC
- Depth
- 3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.709° N, 120.056° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.93 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 7266 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.80 km SSE of Almira, Washington · 7262 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.612 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 7248 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.50 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 7247 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.57 km W of Entiat, Washington · 7233 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10701238. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.