Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sun, Jun 9, 1985, 6:23 AM PDT (13:23 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 7 km WSW of Felida, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-09 13:23:30 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.204° N, 122.185° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15079 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.87 km WSW of Felida, Washington · 15077 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.46 km WSW of Felida, Washington · 15077 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.86 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15068 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.61 km E of Pe Ell, Washington · 15063 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15061 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.07 km SW of Prescott, Oregon · 15060 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15058 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.123 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15058 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.829 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15054 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15044 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.230 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 15043 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.036 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.722 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15033 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.126 km S of Morton, Washington · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15030 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.96 km S of Ashford, Washington · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.25 km ESE of Kalama, Washington · 15028 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.97 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15027 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.67 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15023 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15081 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15082 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.86 km WSW of Felida, Washington · 15082 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.716 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15084 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15085 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10197078. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.