Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sun, Aug 15, 1982, 11:08 AM PDT (18:08 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Amboy forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-15 18:08:05 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.203° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.610 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16105 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16104 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16089 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16072 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.83 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16069 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.54 km SE of Parkdale, Oregon · 16051 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16116 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16138 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10140558. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.