Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Sep 26, 1985, 3:59 PM PDT (22:59 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 17 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-26 22:59:25 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.199° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14967 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.5Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.728 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14964 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.528 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14964 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.24 km S of Bingen, Washington · 14964 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.611 km NNE of La Center, Washington · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.523 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14953 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.64 km SE of Packwood, Washington · 14950 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 14948 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.810 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14942 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.6Washington · 14937 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.34 km SW of Sandy, Oregon · 14937 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.013 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 14930 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.32 km SE of Chenoweth, Oregon · 14929 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 14976 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14982 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.21 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 14991 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.5Washington · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14992 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14997 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10196218. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.