M1.6 earthquake 17 km E of Kelso, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km E of Kelso, Washington on Sun, Aug 26, 2001, 2:20 AM PDT (09:20 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 17 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-26 09:20:09 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.125° N, 122.690° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 275°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.619 km E of Kelso, Washington · 9157 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.54 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9149 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.615 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9145 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9136 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.917 km S of Morton, Washington · 9132 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.62 km S of Beaverton, Oregon · 9127 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.52 km E of Hockinson, Washington · 9113 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10543778. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.