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M 1.9ml
Earthquake near Vancouver, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Vancouver in the 24 hours to 7:18 am PST (15:18 UTC). The last one was M 3.8, 68 km (42 mi) N, at 4:09 am PDT on 5 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,025 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Vancouver
This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded in Vancouver, WA, at 12:36 am PDT on 18 July 2026 (07:36 UTC), 15 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 1 km SE of Vancouver, Washington
10 km (6 mi) N of Portland, OR · in Vancouver, WA
- When
- 12:36 am PDT on 18 July 2026 ()
- Where
- in Vancouver, WA · earthquakes near Vancouver
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Multnomah County, 20 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 56 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 1 km (1 mi) from the epicentre. 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: Minnehaha, North Portland, Hazel Dell, Walnut Grove, Lake Shore, Orchards.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 24 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 640,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 450,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 40× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 24 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 · 5 km SE of this epicentre
- 5.0 3 km SW of Portland, Oregon · 15 km SSW 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 45.6290, -122.6473. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multnomah County, OR | 20 km (12 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Multnomah County |
| Clark County, WA | 20 km (13 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Clark County |
| Washington County, OR | 36 km (22 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Washington County |
| Columbia County, OR | 48 km (30 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Columbia County |
| Clackamas County, OR | 63 km (39 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Clackamas County |
| Cowlitz County, WA | 63 km (39 mi) | N | earthquakes near Cowlitz County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
26 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
- 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
- 1.4 11 km NE of Vernonia, Oregon
- 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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