Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sun, May 29, 1983, 1:59 PM PDT (20:59 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-29 20:59:21 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.207° N, 122.184° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.734 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 15821 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15821 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15820 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15819 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15816 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.37 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15815 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.11 km NE of Oak Hills, Oregon · 15814 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15810 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 15809 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15808 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15807 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15800 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15799 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.117 km S of Morton, Washington · 15797 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15795 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.832 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15794 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15793 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15791 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15790 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15786 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15785 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15785 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 15784 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.020 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 15784 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.45 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington · 15783 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15782 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15778 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.612 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15773 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15770 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.210 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15764 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.19 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15762 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.48 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15762 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15822 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15824 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15824 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15824 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15825 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.86 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15825 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15826 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15826 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15827 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15828 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15828 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15830 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.928 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.239 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15831 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15831 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 15831 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 15831 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.01 km E of Deer Island, Oregon · 15832 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10170288. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.