Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 39 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sun, May 18, 1980, 9:38 AM PDT (16:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 37 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-18 16:38:21 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.210° N, 122.184° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
12

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 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.636 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.634 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.537 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 3.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 3.8Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 4.138 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.637 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 4.3Washington · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 4.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 3.531 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.939 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 5.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.835 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.334 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.839 km S of Morton, Washington · 16933 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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