Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sun, May 25, 1980, 12:03 PM PDT (19:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 24 km SSE of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-25 19:03:44 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.200° N, 122.211° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.239 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16920 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.633 km S of Morton, Washington · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.7Washington · 16919 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.5Washington · 16918 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.1Washington · 16918 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.025 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.624 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.724 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.124 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16917 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16916 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.824 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16915 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 16915 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.920 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16914 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.820 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16913 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.57 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16913 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16909 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.531 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.036 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16905 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16902 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16902 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16899 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16897 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16896 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16890 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16890 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16888 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.730 km S of Morton, Washington · 16886 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16880 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.522 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16880 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.823 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 3.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.432 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 3.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.932 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.729 km S of Morton, Washington · 16878 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16878 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.111 km WNW of Parkdale, Oregon · 16876 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.610 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16874 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.530 km S of Morton, Washington · 16873 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16870 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16870 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16869 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16869 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.511 km S of Morton, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 3.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16866 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.033 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16866 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 3.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.825 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.324 km S of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10101158. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.