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M1.6 earthquake 15 km E of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km E of Yacolt, Washington on Tue, Jul 15, 2008, 4:57 PM PDT (23:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 23 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-07-15 23:57:44 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.886° N, 122.209° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.80 km SSE of Minnehaha, Washington · 6650 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.65 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 6635 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6631 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.90 km ESE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 6630 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6628 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6627 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6623 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSW of Onalaska, Washington · 6619 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6619 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6617 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.910 km ESE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 6615 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.430 km N of Amboy, Washington · 6613 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.57 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 6612 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.67 km N of Bethany, Oregon · 6607 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6604 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 6601 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 6601 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.523 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.923 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.623 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.423 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.523 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6598 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km ESE of Troutdale, Oregon · 6658 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.915 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.415 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6660 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.032 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6665 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.54 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6672 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.815 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 6672 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.510 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6673 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.619 km SE of Morton, Washington · 6674 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.710 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6677 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.617 km SE of Morton, Washington · 6683 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10747623. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.