Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Yacolt, Washington on Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 3:25 PM PDT (22:25 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20 km E of Castle Rock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-13 22:25:30 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.827° N, 122.443° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km ESE of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 74 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.91 km SE of Vancouver, Washington · 73 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 73 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.69 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 70 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.511 km ENE of East Cathlamet, Washington · 67 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.638 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 67 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.620 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 64 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 62 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 44 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.68 km SW of Vernonia, Oregon · 40 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.827 km N of Amboy, Washington · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.820 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 24 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1,025

Before

  1. 2.03 km NNE of Winlock, Washington · 99 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.532 km N of Amboy, Washington · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714048992. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC.