Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Wed, Nov 14, 1984, 12:59 PM PST (20:59 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-11-14 20:59:07 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.209° N, 122.187° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.124 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15284 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.55 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15284 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15283 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15283 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15267 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.51 km SSE of Beaverton, Oregon · 15260 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15254 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.710 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15244 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15241 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.010 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15233 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.510 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15291 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15295 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.520 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15295 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 15298 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.237 km S of Morton, Washington · 15299 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.625 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 15299 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.937 km S of Morton, Washington · 15302 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15311 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.015 km SSW of Clatskanie, Oregon · 15312 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.537 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 15313 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15313 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.541 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 15314 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.06 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15315 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15316 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.529 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 15316 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10182383. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.