Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sat, Aug 12, 1989, 5:21 PM PDT (00:21 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-08-13 00:21:27 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.201° N, 122.185° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km SSE of La Center, Washington · 13563 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13563 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.89 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13562 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13562 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13560 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13559 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13557 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13551 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13551 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13551 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13551 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.66 km N of Cherry Grove, Washington · 13548 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.66 km E of La Center, Washington · 13547 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.03 km ENE of Kelso, Washington · 13542 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13539 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13538 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13538 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.526 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13536 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.629 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13536 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.06 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 13531 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.529 km SW of Nile, Washington · 13531 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.27 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.18 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 3.58 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 13530 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.529 km ENE of Kelso, Washington · 13530 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.136 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13524 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.77 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 13521 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13509 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13506 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13504 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13504 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13568 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.8Washington · 13569 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.94 km WNW of Camas, Washington · 13575 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.74 km SE of Mill Plain, Washington · 13575 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 13575 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13581 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.71 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 13582 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.912 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13586 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10247713. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.