M4.0 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, May 6, 1980, 1:15 AM PDT (08:15 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.0	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.03 · 1 stations
4.2	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 197.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10078623 (also filed as usp000172v). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.