Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Mar 18, 1982, 10:35 PM PST (06:35 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-19 06:35:03 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.207° N, 122.186° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 16257 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16257 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16256 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16256 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.736 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16252 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.632 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16251 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.329 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16251 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16247 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.222 km S of Morton, Washington · 16245 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.95 km E of Mossyrock, Washington · 16242 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16242 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16242 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16242 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 3.338 km S of Morton, Washington · 16241 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.611 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 16259 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.52 km ENE of Chenoweth, Oregon · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16264 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away

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