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M 1.5ml
Earthquake near Camas, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Camas in the 24 hours to 3:21 pm PST (23:21 UTC). The last one was M 3.8, 76 km (47 mi) NNW, at 4:09 am PDT on 5 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,025 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Camas
This page: a magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 4 km (3 mi) west-northwest of Camas, WA, at 3:11 am PDT on 4 June 2026 (10:11 UTC), 7.1 km deep.
USGS: 4 km WNW of Camas, Washington
18 km (11 mi) ENE of Portland, OR · 12 km (7 mi) N of Gresham, OR
- When
- 3:11 am PDT on 4 June 2026 ()
- Where
- 4 km (3 mi) west-northwest of Camas, WA · earthquakes near Camas
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 7.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Multnomah County, 7 km SSE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 144 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 8 km (5 mi) from the epicentre. In Camas, 4 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: Fern Prairie, Mill Plain, Fairview, Washougal, Wood Village, Troutdale.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 6.2 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 2,500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,700,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 150× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 6.2 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 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.2 5 km E of Bridgeton, Oregon · 12 km W of this epicentre
- 5.0 3 km SW of Portland, Oregon · 23 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 45.6057, -122.4465. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multnomah County, OR | 7 km (4 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Multnomah County |
| Clark County, WA | 19 km (12 mi) | N | earthquakes near Clark County |
| Washington County, OR | 51 km (32 mi) | W | earthquakes near Washington County |
| Clackamas County, OR | 53 km (33 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Clackamas County |
| Skamania County, WA | 60 km (37 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Skamania County |
| Columbia County, OR | 62 km (38 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Columbia County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
33 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.1 2 km SSW of Amboy, Washington
- 0.5 10 km ENE of Amboy, Washington
- 1.3 1 km NE of Cherry Grove, Washington
- 1.3 3 km SSW of Tualatin, Oregon
- 2.4 8 km ESE of Venersborg, Washington
- 0.9 3 km NE of Woodland, Washington
- 1.6 3 km W of Columbia City, Oregon
- 0.4 16 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
- 3.0 3 km W of Columbia City, Oregon
- 0.9 6 km WNW of King City, Oregon
- 1.6 4 km E of Lewisville, Washington
- 0.7 3 km E of Battle Ground, Washington
- 1.2 3 km W of Venersborg, Washington
- 1.1 3 km NNE of Hockinson, Washington
- 1.1 4 km W of Yacolt, 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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