Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6ml
Earthquake near Yakima, WA
USGS: 2 km NW of Yakima, Washington
in Yakima, WA
- When
- 1:50 am PDT on 13 July 2018 ()
- Where
- 2 km (2 mi) NW of Yakima, WA · earthquakes near Yakima
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Yakima County, 24 km SW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2922 days ago
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 2 km (2 mi) NW of Yakima, WA, at 1:50 am PDT on 13 July 2018 (08:50 UTC). This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Selah, West Valley, Terrace Heights, Gleed, Union Gap, Ahtanum.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 210 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 72,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 51,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4.6× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 210 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 since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
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 46.6197, -120.5262. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima County, WA | 24 km (15 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Yakima County |
| Kittitas County, WA | 57 km (36 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Kittitas County |
| Klickitat County, WA | 86 km (53 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Klickitat County |
| Benton County, WA | 89 km (55 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Benton County |
| Grant County, WA | 104 km (65 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Grant County |
| Skamania County, WA | 128 km (80 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Skamania County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 8 km S of Ellensburg, Washington
- 1.7 2 km S of Selah, Washington
- 1.8 10 km NW of Tampico, Washington
- 2.4 17 km SW of Nile, Washington
- 1.6 Washington
- 1.7 7 km ESE of Kittitas, Washington
- 1.6 4 km WNW of Summitview, Washington
- 1.7 1 km N of Tieton, Washington
- 1.9 Washington
- 1.6 2 km ENE of Selah, Washington
- 1.6 16 km SSW of Harrah, Washington
- 2.1 12 km SW of Nile, Washington
- 1.6 10 km SW of Nile, Washington
- 1.5 3 km ESE of Selah, Washington
- 1.7 3 km E of Selah, 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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.