Washington earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, May 6, 1980, 8:44 PM PDT (03:44 UTC), -1 km (0 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
1980-05-07 03:44:42 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.204° N, 122.188° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 4.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 4.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.23 km SSE of Aloha, Oregon · 16941 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16941 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.438 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 4.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 4.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 16940 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16940 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 16939 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 4.738 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16939 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 4.639 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16939 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 3.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16939 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 4.139 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 4.539 km S of Morton, Washington · 16938 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16938 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 3.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16938 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 3.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16938 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 4.639 km S of Morton, Washington · 16937 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 3.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.939 km S of Morton, Washington · 16937 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 3.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 4.439 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 4.038 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 3.938 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16937 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16937 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 4.439 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.037 km S of Morton, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.639 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16942 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 4.030 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16942 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16942 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 4.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16943 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 4.039 km S of Morton, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16943 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away

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