Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km E of Kelso, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km E of Kelso, Washington on Tue, Jul 18, 2000, 5:58 PM PDT (00:58 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 25 km E of Castle Rock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-07-19 00:58:37 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.150° N, 122.661° 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
113°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Washington · 9558 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.72 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9552 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.52 km NNW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9551 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.91 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.68 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9549 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.225 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 9548 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9541 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.617 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 9536 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.710 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9532 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.810 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9532 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.58 km SW of Aloha, Oregon · 9532 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.517 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9531 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9527 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9527 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 9516 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.20 km NE of Beaverton, Oregon · 9575 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Mill Plain, Washington · 9578 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10507093. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.