M4.3 earthquake 39 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sat, May 17, 1980, 2:42 PM PDT (21:42 UTC), 2 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
4.3	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.04 · 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10084163 (also filed as usp000179m). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.