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M 2.1ml
Earthquake near Carson, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Carson in the 24 hours to 12:47 am PST (08:47 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 3 km (2 mi) NW, at 3:08 pm PDT on 25 May 2022, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Carson
This page: a magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded 22 km (13 mi) north-northwest of Carson, WA, at 12:47 am PDT on 16 July 2025 (07:47 UTC), 6.6 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 21 km NNW of Carson, Washington
66 km (41 mi) NE of Portland, OR · 56 km (35 mi) ENE of Vancouver, WA
- When
- 12:47 am PDT on 16 July 2025 ()
- Where
- 22 km (13 mi) north-northwest of Carson, WA · earthquakes near Carson
- Magnitude
- M 2.1 (ml)
- Depth
- 6.6 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Skamania County, 15 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 484 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, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 15 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Carson, 22 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: Stevenson, Cascade Locks.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 37 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 410,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 290,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 26× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.1 about 37 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 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 5.7 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 39 km NNW of this epicentre
- 5.2 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 39 km NNW of this epicentre
- 5.1 28 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 19 km NW of this epicentre
- 5.1 Washington · 41 km NNW of this epicentre
- 5.1 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 40 km NNW 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 45.8905, -121.9660. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skamania County, WA | 15 km (9 mi) | N | earthquakes near Skamania County |
| Clark County, WA | 42 km (26 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Clark County |
| Hood River County, OR | 49 km (30 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Hood River County |
| Multnomah County, OR | 52 km (32 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Multnomah County |
| Cowlitz County, WA | 65 km (40 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Cowlitz County |
| Lewis County, WA | 83 km (52 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Lewis County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.0 23 km N of Trout Lake, Washington
- 0.8 23 km N of Trout Lake, Washington
- 0.9 23 km N of Trout Lake, Washington
- 0.9 23 km N of Trout Lake, Washington
- 1.4 13 km N of Amboy, Washington
- 2.6 23 km N of Trout Lake, Washington
- 1.1 23 km N of Trout Lake, Washington
- 0.2 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
- 0.5 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
- 1.5 5 km NNW of Venersborg, Washington
- 0.6 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
- 1.7 18 km N of Amboy, Washington
- 0.3 32 km NE of Amboy, Washington
- 1.3 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
- 1.0 32 km NNE of Amboy, 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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