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M3.3 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Mon, May 19, 1980, 12:39 AM PDT (07:39 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 38 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-05-19 07:39:32 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.207° N, 122.213° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.539 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.533 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.539 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.626 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16926 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.637 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 4.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 3.326 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16925 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.125 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16925 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.910 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 16924 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.026 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.526 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.232 km S of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.926 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 3.324 km S of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.825 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.914 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 4.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.537 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.9Washington · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.038 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.838 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.837 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.137 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.4Washington · 16928 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.937 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10090633. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.