Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, Apr 14, 1992, 4:59 PM PDT (23:59 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-04-14 23:59:32 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km E of Mount Vista, Washington · 12586 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.62 km SW of Kalama, Washington · 12585 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.5Washington · 12584 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.814 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 12581 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12580 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12574 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12574 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12573 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12568 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12564 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.66 km NE of Oak Hills, Oregon · 12562 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12557 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12556 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.51 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 12549 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.2Washington-Oregon border region · 12548 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12545 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.811 km ESE of Yacolt, Washington · 12545 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 12541 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12534 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12533 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12532 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.626 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12598 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.74 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12600 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.710 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12600 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12608 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.726 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12610 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.726 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12612 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.86 km SW of Morton, Washington · 12612 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.821 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12613 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 12614 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.612 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 12617 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10288238. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.