Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sun, Nov 12, 1989, 10:22 AM PST (18:22 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km SE of Mineral, Washington. 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
1989-11-12 18:22:21 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.199° N, 122.200° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13466 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.820 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13456 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13453 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.036 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 13448 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13446 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13444 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.521 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13439 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.116 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13438 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13433 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.732 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13432 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.314 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13432 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.99 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13430 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.515 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.68 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13421 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13420 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.58 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13417 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13417 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.68 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13414 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13472 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13478 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.926 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 13479 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13481 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13482 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.58 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13483 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.68 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 13484 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13486 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.336 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13490 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13490 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.725 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13494 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.95 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 13497 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13498 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10248813. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.