Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, Nov 29, 1983, 2:37 AM PST (10:37 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-29 10:37:48 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.202° N, 122.188° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15632 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15627 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.826 km S of Morton, Washington · 15624 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15623 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15623 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15623 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15623 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.934 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 15619 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15617 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15615 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15615 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.239 km S of Morton, Washington · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15610 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.020 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 15608 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.620 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15607 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15591 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.013 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15588 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15583 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15638 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15638 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15639 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15639 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.8Washington · 15640 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.835 km S of Morton, Washington · 15644 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 15648 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15650 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15653 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15658 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.420 km E of Packwood, Washington · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.611 km WNW of Warren, Oregon · 15663 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.026 km S of Morton, Washington · 15666 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.112 km WNW of Amboy, Washington · 15666 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15667 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.212 km NNE of La Center, Washington · 15667 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10170533. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.