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M 2.9ml
Earthquake near Battle Ground, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Battle Ground in the 24 hours to 3:10 am PST (11:10 UTC). The last one was M 3.0, 28 km (17 mi) WNW, at 7:25 am PDT on 22 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 113 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Battle Ground
This page: a magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded 41 km (25 mi) east-northeast of Battle Ground, WA, at 12:49 pm PST on 12 November 2020 (20:49 UTC), 9.8 km deep. 43 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: Washington-Oregon border region
65 km (40 mi) NE of Portland, OR · 54 km (34 mi) NE of Vancouver, WA
- When
- 12:49 pm PST on 12 November 2020 ()
- Where
- 41 km (25 mi) east-northeast of Battle Ground, WA · earthquakes near Battle Ground
- Magnitude
- M 2.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 9.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- 43 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Measured shaking
- intensity III (ShakeMap)
- Nearest
- Skamania County, 12 km NE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2115 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, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 28 km (17 mi) from the epicentre. In Battle Ground, 41 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: Yacolt, Amboy.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 570 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 27,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 19,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.7× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.9 about 570 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.
Where
Epicentre 45.9633, -122.0752. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skamania County, WA | 12 km (7 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Skamania County |
| Clark County, WA | 38 km (24 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Clark County |
| Cowlitz County, WA | 53 km (33 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Cowlitz County |
| Multnomah County, OR | 53 km (33 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Multnomah County |
| Hood River County, OR | 60 km (37 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Hood River County |
| Lewis County, WA | 72 km (45 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Lewis 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 31 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
- 2.0 3 km WSW of Yacolt, Washington
- 2.2 36 km SSE of Morton, Washington
- 1.5 3 km W of Yacolt, Washington
- 1.6 Washington-Oregon border region
- 1.9 3 km W of Yacolt, Washington
- 1.7 1 km WSW of Yacolt, Washington
- 1.5 8 km N of Amboy, Washington
- 1.6 3 km WSW of Yacolt, Washington
- 1.6 3 km SW of Yacolt, Washington
- 1.7 39 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
- 1.6 3 km WSW of Yacolt, Washington
- 1.7 4 km WSW of Yacolt, Washington
- 2.4 Washington
- 1.5 26 km S of Morton, 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
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- 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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