Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sat, Jun 1, 1985, 8:31 PM PDT (03:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 30 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-06-02 03:31:09 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.200° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10191908. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.