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M1.7 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, Mar 27, 1984, 11:20 PM PST (07:20 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 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
1984-03-28 07:20:04 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.204° N, 122.183° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.1Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15518 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15519 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away

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