Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, May 13, 1986, 8:33 PM PDT (03:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-14 03:33:20 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.197° N, 122.194° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
12

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 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14742 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14742 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14741 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14741 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14741 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14741 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14741 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14741 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14740 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14740 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14739 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.27 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 14732 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.83 km E of North Plains, Oregon · 14726 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14722 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.29 km E of McKenna, Washington · 14707 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14696 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14693 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14685 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.828 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 14684 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.412 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 14683 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14742 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14742 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.5Washington · 14742 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14743 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14744 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14744 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.72 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14746 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10211543. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.