Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SSE of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Yacolt, Washington on Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 2:19 PM PDT (21:19 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km NNE of Sandy, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-04-22 21:19:09 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.824° N, 122.374° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km NNE of Sandy, Oregon · 160 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.514 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 158 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.94 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 136 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 131 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.54 km WNW of Camas, Washington · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.55 km WNW of King City, Oregon · 112 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.612 km SW of Mossyrock, Washington · 111 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.07 km WNW of McMinnville, Oregon · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 111 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.532 km N of Amboy, Washington · 109 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.921 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 166 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.66 km NNW of Clatskanie, Oregon · 168 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.78 km S of Molalla, Oregon · 177 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.35 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.67 km NE of Castle Rock, Washington · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62246381. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.