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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 Thu, Jun 14, 1990, 1:08 AM PDT (08:08 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23 km ENE 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
1990-06-14 08:08:37 UTC
Depth
-1.5 km (-0.9 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13256 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13247 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.810 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 13246 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13246 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13245 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.433 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 13243 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13236 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13226 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13225 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13225 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.827 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13219 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.627 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13219 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13215 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.89 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 13210 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.612 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 13209 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.012 km S of Ashford, Washington · 13208 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13205 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13264 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 13265 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.0Washington · 13270 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.94 km E of Carson, Washington · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.74 km E of Carson, Washington · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13272 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13273 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13273 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13274 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13274 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.28 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13276 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13278 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.92 km ESE of Alder, Washington · 13279 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 13279 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13279 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.224 km S of Morton, Washington · 13283 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13285 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.913 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 13286 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10259408. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.