Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
14 km ENE of Neilton, Washington
Yes. A magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 14 km ENE of Neilton, Washington, at 10:13 am PST on 23 February 2022 (18:13 UTC), 32 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 32 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Grays Harbor County, 39 km SSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Olympia structure, 21 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 1724 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. 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.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 5.4 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,800,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 2,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 180× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.4 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
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.1 on 2018-11-19 — about 7,400 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.8 8 km N of Satsop, Washington · 45 km SSE of this epicentre
- 5.1 Olympic Peninsula, Washington · 36 km SE of this epicentre
- 5.0 18 km N of Satsop, Washington · 35 km SSE 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 47.4503, -123.6977. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Harbor County, WA | 39 km (24 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Grays Harbor County |
| Mason County, WA | 41 km (25 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Mason County |
| Jefferson County, WA | 42 km (26 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Jefferson County |
| Clallam County, WA | 75 km (47 mi) | N | earthquakes near Clallam County |
| Kitsap County, WA | 81 km (51 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
| Thurston County, WA | 87 km (54 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Thurston County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
46 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 14 km W of Neilton, Washington
- 2.8 25 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington
- 1.8 11 km ENE of Copalis Beach, Washington
- 2.5 16 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington
- 2.2 16 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington
- 1.9 7 km W of Shelton, Washington
- 1.7 35 km W of Brinnon, Washington
- 2.2 7 km NNW of Hoodsport, Washington
- 2.4 6 km SSW of Neilton, Washington
- 1.7 16 km E of Humptulips, Washington
- 2.7 7 km NNW of Montesano, Washington
- 1.6 1 km NNE of Humptulips, Washington
- 1.6 1 km N of Humptulips, Washington
- 1.6 6 km WSW of Shelton, Washington
- 1.9 16 km NW of Amanda Park, 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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