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M1.7 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Mon, Feb 19, 1990, 2:33 PM PST (22:33 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-02-19 22:33:44 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.199° N, 122.187° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13370 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.72 km ESE of Bridgeton, Oregon · 13368 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.612 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 13368 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 13364 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13364 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.724 km N of Amboy, Washington · 13349 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.013 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13339 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.70 km SW of Garden Home-Whitford, Oregon · 13333 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13330 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13328 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13326 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.829 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 13319 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.329 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.510 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13319 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13318 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.814 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13318 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.16 km S of Mill Plain, Washington · 13314 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.728 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13376 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13377 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.8Washington · 13384 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13384 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13385 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.629 km NNW of Carson, Washington · 13388 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.829 km NNW of Carson, Washington · 13388 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13391 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.030 km N of Amboy, Washington · 13396 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.9Washington · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13397 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.614 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13402 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10256183. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.