Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km E of Kelso, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km E of Kelso, Washington on Thu, Mar 6, 1980, 2:47 PM PST (22:47 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-03-06 22:47:38 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.149° N, 122.711° 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 36.0 km horizontally, 41.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.839 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.439 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.439 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.96 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16954 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 5.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.839 km S of Morton, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 4.439 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.537 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 3.939 km S of Morton, Washington · 16953 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 4.538 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16953 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 4.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 4.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 3.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 3.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 3.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 4.439 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 4.839 km S of Morton, Washington · 16952 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 3.939 km S of Morton, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075513. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.