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M3.0 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Wed, May 7, 1986, 2:43 PM PDT (21:43 UTC), 0 km (0 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
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-07 21:43:20 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.199° N, 122.188° 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
45°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.72 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14756 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14755 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14755 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14755 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.5Washington · 14752 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.27 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 14742 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.83 km E of North Plains, Oregon · 14736 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 14734 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14731 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.29 km E of McKenna, Washington · 14717 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14759 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14759 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14759 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14759 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14759 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14760 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14760 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14760 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14760 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14760 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14760 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10208128. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.