M1.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Yakima, Washington
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Yakima, Washington on Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 3:17 PM PDT (22:17 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km SSE of Mabton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-10-28 22:17:06 UTC
- Depth
- -0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.634° N, 120.480° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 7
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.59 km SSE of Mabton, Washington · 7632 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.816 km ENE of Kittitas, Washington · 7619 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.522 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 7608 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.022 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 7608 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Roosevelt, Washington · 7592 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10686713. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.