Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sat, Jun 28, 1986, 4:25 AM PDT (11:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-28 11:25:13 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.201° N, 122.189° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14693 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14685 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.828 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 14684 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.412 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 14683 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.77 km NNW of Tenino, Washington · 14669 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14658 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.714 km NNW of Carson, Washington · 14657 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.736 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 14657 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14648 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.38 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 14640 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.07 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.29 km E of McKenna, Washington · 14707 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14722 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.83 km E of North Plains, Oregon · 14726 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10207603. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.