Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sun, Jun 26, 1983, 7:00 AM PDT (14:00 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-26 14:00:11 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.193° N, 122.187° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15801 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15799 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15798 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15794 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15793 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15793 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 15792 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.020 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 15792 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.45 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington · 15791 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15790 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15786 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.612 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15781 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15777 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.210 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15772 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.19 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15769 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.48 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15769 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.38 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15769 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.13 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15766 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.212 km S of Pe Ell, Washington · 15763 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15763 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.539 km S of Morton, Washington · 15750 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.832 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15802 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15803 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.117 km S of Morton, Washington · 15805 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15806 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15807 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15813 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15813 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15815 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15815 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15816 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15816 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15816 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15816 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 15816 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15818 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.11 km NE of Oak Hills, Oregon · 15821 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.37 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15823 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10164403. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.