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M2.1 earthquake 33 km NE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Amboy, Washington on Mon, Mar 17, 1980, 6:00 PM PST (02:00 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-03-18 02:00:58 UTC
Depth
-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.148° N, 122.184° W
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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16945 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.733 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16945 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.739 km S of Morton, Washington · 16945 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16945 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16945 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16944 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16944 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 3.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 4.128 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16943 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 3.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 4.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 4.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 4.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16942 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 4.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 4.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 4.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 4.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 4.039 km S of Morton, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 3.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16941 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 4.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075928. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.