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, Oct 5, 1986, 8:15 AM PDT (15:15 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17 km ESE of Toledo, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-05 15:15:15 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.201° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14600 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14599 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14599 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14597 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14597 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 3.517 km ESE of Toledo, Washington · 14597 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14597 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14596 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14596 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14595 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14595 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14594 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14594 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14594 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14593 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14593 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14593 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14593 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14592 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14591 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14591 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14591 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14591 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14591 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14591 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14591 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14590 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14590 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14590 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14590 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14590 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14590 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14590 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14589 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14604 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14605 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14605 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14608 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14609 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.7Washington · 14609 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14624 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14625 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14626 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14626 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14628 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14629 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14630 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14631 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14631 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14632 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10213698. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC.