Washington earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km NE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, Mar 11, 1986, 2:48 AM PST (10:48 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-03-11 10:48:10 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.941° N, 122.411° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14804 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of La Grande, Washington · 14802 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14800 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.57 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 14799 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14797 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 14792 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.6Washington · 14790 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.53 km WNW of Ashford, Washington · 14785 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14773 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14772 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14770 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14769 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14769 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14767 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14767 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.95 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 14767 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, WA · 14765 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14764 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14764 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14764 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14764 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14762 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.73 km N of Woodland, Washington · 14761 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14761 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 14752 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14806 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14809 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14811 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14813 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.933 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14815 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.632 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14827 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14834 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10203738 (also filed as usp0002rru). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.