Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 39 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Oct 16, 1980, 9:57 PM PDT (04:57 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13 km W of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-10-17 04:57:59 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.209° N, 122.174° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
8

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16783 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.738 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16783 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.013 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16783 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.813 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16781 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.834 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16781 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.823 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16780 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.812 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16777 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16768 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.112 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16754 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.119 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16749 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.69 km WNW of Deer Island, Oregon · 16744 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.619 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16743 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16739 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16785 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16785 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16785 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16785 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.740 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16787 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.93 km SE of Kelso, Washington · 16787 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16793 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16793 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16793 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16798 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.9Washington · 16803 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10091953. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.