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M1.6 earthquake 7 km WNW of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Orcas, Washington on Sun, Sep 9, 2007, 4:05 PM PDT (23:05 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km N of Carlsborg, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2007-09-09 23:05:03 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.632° N, 123.034° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 6964 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSW of Chilliwack, Canada · 6964 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.5Washington-British Columbia border region · 6964 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.016 km SE of Friday Harbor, Washington · 6961 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.41 km N of Carlsborg, Washington · 6952 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.43 km S of Everson, Washington · 6943 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.65 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 6941 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.53 km WNW of Tulalip, Washington · 6938 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.65 km WSW of Hansville, Washington · 6934 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.05 km SE of Quilcene, Washington · 6915 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.911 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 6913 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.710 km NW of Langford, Canada · 6913 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km ENE of Abbotsford, Canada · 6974 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.510 km N of Nanaimo, Canada · 6986 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.815 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 6989 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.116 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 6992 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.921 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 6993 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10726198. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.