Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Fri, May 14, 1982, 3:49 PM PDT (22:49 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-14 22:49:34 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.193° N, 122.201° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16199 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16189 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.82 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 16189 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16188 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.02 km ESE of Deer Island, Oregon · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.93 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16178 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.628 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16172 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16171 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.915 km N of Government Camp, Oregon · 16165 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.911 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16162 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.08 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 16158 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16157 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.32 km SE of Crocker, Washington · 16153 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.631 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 16146 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16143 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.99 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16203 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16207 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16210 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10134818. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.