Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 38 km NE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Aug 14, 1980, 5:29 PM PDT (00:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-08-15 00:29:54 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.173° N, 122.124° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16840 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.334 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNE of Morton, Washington · 16832 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16830 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16828 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.611 km WNW of Warren, Oregon · 16822 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.9Washington · 16795 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16789 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16785 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16785 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16784 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16843 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16843 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.97 km SW of Felida, Washington · 16843 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16846 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.035 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16846 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.433 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.332 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16855 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.21 km NW of Columbia City, Oregon · 16856 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.233 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16856 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16858 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16859 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.218 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 16859 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10084478. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.