Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington on Wed, Jan 30, 2008, 4:35 AM PST (12:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km W of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-30 12:35:16 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.968° N, 122.038° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6794 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.110 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.310 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.810 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 6788 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.639 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 6788 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6787 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6782 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.75 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of North Plains, Oregon · 6781 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.59 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 6772 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.59 km ESE of Onalaska, Washington · 6772 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6828 days ago · -2 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6839 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6840 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6842 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6850 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10741778. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.