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M2.9 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Wed, Mar 28, 1984, 6:56 PM PST (02:56 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km WSW of La Grande, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-29 02:56:26 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.208° N, 122.189° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.338 km S of Morton, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.9Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.714 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 15516 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.039 km S of Morton, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15515 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away

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