M2.7 earthquake 23 km N of Amboy, Washington
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 23 km N of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Dec 2, 1976, 4:48 AM PST (12:48 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-02 12:48:09 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.123° N, 122.453° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.0 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 239°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18187 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.313 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18174 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.57 km S of Morton, Washington · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.13 km W of Mineral, Washington · 18158 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.92 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.73 km W of Mineral, Washington · 18158 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842653. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.