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M 2.6ml
Earthquake near McCleary, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in McCleary in the 24 hours to 12:26 am PST (08:26 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 6 km (4 mi) NE, at 12:53 pm PST on 6 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near McCleary
This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 21 km (13 mi) northwest of McCleary, WA, at 11:06 pm PDT on 5 October 2016 (06:06 UTC), 41 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 20 km NW of McCleary, Washington
96 km (59 mi) WSW of Seattle, WA · 45 km (28 mi) WNW of Olympia, WA
- When
- 11:06 pm PDT on 5 October 2016 ()
- Where
- 21 km (13 mi) northwest of McCleary, WA · earthquakes near McCleary
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 41 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Mason County, 28 km NE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Saddle Mountain faults, 13 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3600 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In McCleary, 21 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Elma, Montesano, Shelton.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 250 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 61,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 43,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.8× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 250 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.8 Puget Sound area, Washington · 43 km ENE of this epicentre
- 5.8 8 km N of Satsop, Washington · 13 km S of this epicentre
- 5.1 Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 4 km ENE of this epicentre
- 5.0 18 km N of Satsop, Washington · 5 km WSW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 47.1880, -123.4507. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County, WA | 28 km (17 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Mason County |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | 30 km (18 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Grays Harbor County |
| Thurston County, WA | 55 km (34 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Thurston County |
| Jefferson County, WA | 69 km (43 mi) | N | earthquakes near Jefferson County |
| Pacific County, WA | 75 km (46 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Pacific County |
| Kitsap County, WA | 78 km (49 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 10 km S of Shelton, Washington
- 1.6 11 km S of Shelton, Washington
- 1.6 2 km W of Aberdeen, Washington
- 1.7 26 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington
- 2.5 10 km NNW of Hoquiam, Washington
- 1.5 5 km WSW of Shelton, Washington
- 1.9 8 km N of Hoodsport, Washington
- 1.9 11 km ESE of Markham, Washington
- 3.4 21 km ENE of Amanda Park, Washington
- 2.2 5 km SE of Shelton, Washington
- 1.6 Puget Sound region, Washington
- 1.8 11 km S of Shelton, Washington
- 1.9 20 km SE of Neilton, Washington
- 2.2 13 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington
- 1.5 27 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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