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M2.7 earthquake 25 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 11:33 AM PDT (18:33 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-18 18:33:46 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.949° N, 122.099° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 3 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 41 hr ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.718 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 hr ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSE of Scappoose, Oregon · 5 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.720 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.57 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.820 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 17 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1,025
  6. 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 23 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.827 km N of Amboy, Washington · 28 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.68 km SW of Vernonia, Oregon · 33 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714105301. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.