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M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Wed, Nov 3, 1982, 4:07 AM PST (12:07 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Washington-Oregon border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-03 12:07:50 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.210° N, 122.193° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16033 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16030 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.58 km ENE of Onalaska, Washington · 16029 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16025 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16025 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16023 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16022 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16020 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.7Washington-Oregon border region · 16016 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.236 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16012 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16009 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16003 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.520 km E of Kelso, Washington · 16003 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16000 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.14 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 15998 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15997 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.222 km S of Morton, Washington · 15996 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.930 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 15995 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15990 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15990 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15985 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15974 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15974 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16034 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.92 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 16035 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16036 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16040 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16040 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16057 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.54 km SE of Parkdale, Oregon · 16057 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10144363. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.