Washington earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sat, Mar 22, 1980, 2:22 PM PST (22:22 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1980-03-22 22:22:42 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.204° N, 122.221° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16988 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16988 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.935 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16987 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.437 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.836 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.533 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.838 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.937 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.634 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 3.136 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 3.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.430 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 3.335 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 3.535 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 3.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.735 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 4.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 3.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.827 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 4.2Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 3.5Washington · 16986 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 3.635 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16986 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.82 km NW of Hockinson, Washington · 16990 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.436 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16991 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.235 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16993 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 16994 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16994 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16994 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.118 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 17001 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.915 km E of Kelso, Washington · 17005 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.010 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17007 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

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