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M4.0 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Mon, May 5, 1980, 6:19 AM PDT (13:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1980-05-05 13:19:08 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.211° N, 122.190° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.234 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 4.335 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 4.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.638 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 4.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.134 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 4.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.737 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.8Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.734 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.839 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.0Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.137 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.6Washington · 16928 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.837 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.625 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.2Washington · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.3Washington · 16928 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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