Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sun, Sep 2, 1984, 10:36 AM PDT (17:36 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-09-02 17:36:47 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.212° N, 122.194° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SSE of Ridgefield, Washington · 15360 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15360 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15359 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15359 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15359 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15359 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.9Washington · 15358 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15358 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15358 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15358 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15357 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15356 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15356 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15355 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15354 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15354 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15354 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15354 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15354 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15353 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15352 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15352 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15352 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15352 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15351 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.94 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15349 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.96 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15346 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.17 km E of Kapowsin, Washington · 15345 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15341 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15331 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15330 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 15326 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.95 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15325 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15322 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.529 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 15317 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15317 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.06 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15315 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.541 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 15314 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15313 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.537 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 15313 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.015 km SSW of Clatskanie, Oregon · 15312 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15311 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.937 km S of Morton, Washington · 15303 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15361 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15361 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15362 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15363 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15363 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.720 km S of Morton, Washington · 15363 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15363 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15363 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15363 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15363 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15363 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15365 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15366 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15367 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.22 km ENE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 15369 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15369 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15369 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15370 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 15371 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15375 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10179108. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.