Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 35 km NE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 35 km NE of Amboy, Washington on Mon, Feb 21, 2000, 11:06 PM PST (07:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-02-22 07:06:16 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.147° N, 122.146° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9714 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9714 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.523 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 9712 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.128 km S of Morton, Washington · 9711 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.828 km S of Morton, Washington · 9711 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9710 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9708 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.919 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9672 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.81 km ESE of The Dalles, Oregon · 9664 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9660 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9659 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9656 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9718 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.711 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 9736 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9742 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10495398. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.