Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Wed, May 18, 1983, 11:20 PM PDT (06:20 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 39 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-19 06:20:51 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.194° N, 122.181° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.01 km E of Deer Island, Oregon · 15832 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.239 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.928 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15831 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15830 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15829 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15828 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15828 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15827 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15826 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.86 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15826 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15826 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15825 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15824 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15824 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15822 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15822 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15822 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15822 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.734 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 15821 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15819 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15816 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.37 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15816 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.11 km NE of Oak Hills, Oregon · 15814 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15811 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15810 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15807 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15800 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15799 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.117 km S of Morton, Washington · 15798 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15796 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.832 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15794 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15794 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15791 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15790 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15787 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15786 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15786 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15833 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15834 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15834 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15834 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15835 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15836 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15837 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15837 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15837 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15838 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15838 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15839 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15839 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15839 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15840 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.67 km NNE of Bethany, Oregon · 15840 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.57 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15840 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15841 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15842 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

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