Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km ENE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Amboy, Washington on Mon, Jan 11, 1982, 12:30 AM PST (08:30 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 25 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-11 08:30:14 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.915° N, 122.417° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.313 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16288 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.323 km S of Morton, Washington · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.923 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.12 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16274 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16274 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16271 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.43 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 16267 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km SW of Chenoweth, Oregon · 16349 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16351 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10126623. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.