Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Fri, Jun 19, 1981, 1:36 AM PDT (08:36 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 22 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-19 08:36:33 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.201° N, 122.192° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.137 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.532 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.439 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16530 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16523 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16510 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16499 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.920 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 16499 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16497 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.7Washington · 16496 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16495 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16495 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16493 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16491 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16491 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16485 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16483 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16478 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16477 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16477 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16476 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16472 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16472 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.321 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16472 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Felida, Washington · 16471 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.620 km S of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.839 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16536 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16537 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16540 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10112868. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.