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M 1.6ml
Earthquake near Sedro-Woolley, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Sedro-Woolley in the 24 hours to 6:46 pm PST (02:46 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 10 km (6 mi) SSW, at 9:17 pm PDT on 11 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 10 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Sedro-Woolley
This page: a magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 13 km (8 mi) east-northeast of Sedro-Woolley, WA, at 6:03 pm PST on 11 November 2016 (02:03 UTC), less than 1 km deep.
USGS: 1 km N of Lyman, Washington
38 km (23 mi) SE of Bellingham, WA · 105 km (65 mi) NNE of Seattle, WA
- When
- 6:03 pm PST on 11 November 2016 ()
- Where
- 13 km (8 mi) east-northeast of Sedro-Woolley, WA · earthquakes near Sedro-Woolley
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- -0.2 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Skagit County, 19 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3650 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 11 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. In Sedro-Woolley, 13 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Clear Lake, Big Lake, Burlington, Mount Vernon, Sudden Valley.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 8.1 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,900,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,300,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 120× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 8.1 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.6 Near Marblemount, Washington · 49 km E of this epicentre
- 5.0 6 km W of Conway, Washington · 36 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 34 km NNW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 48.5440, -122.0657. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit County, WA | 19 km (12 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Skagit County |
| Whatcom County, WA | 37 km (23 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Whatcom County |
| Snohomish County, WA | 59 km (37 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Snohomish County |
| Island County, WA | 62 km (38 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Island County |
| San Juan County, WA | 77 km (48 mi) | W | earthquakes near San Juan County |
| Kitsap County, WA | 110 km (68 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 6 km SSE of Acme, Washington
- 1.6 4 km SW of Geneva, Washington
- 1.7 5 km E of Ferndale, Washington
- 1.6 7 km SSW of Geneva, Washington
- 2.1 10 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington
- 1.6 3 km SE of Warm Beach, Washington
- 1.7 4 km N of Weallup Lake, Washington
- 1.7 6 km SSE of Acme, Washington
- 1.5 1 km ENE of Bay View, Washington
- 2.0 4 km WSW of Darrington, Washington
- 1.8 5 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 1.6 2 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington
- 1.5 3 km NE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 2.3 8 km NW of Marblemount, Washington
- 1.9 5 km NE of Oso, Washington
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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