Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km WSW of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of Amboy, Washington on Wed, Oct 4, 2000, 6:23 PM PDT (01:23 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km WSW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-05 01:23:04 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.907° N, 122.456° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.87 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9491 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.96 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9491 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.97 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9490 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9477 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.87 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 9467 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.55 km SE of Grays River, Washington · 9458 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.02 km NW of Yacolt, Washington · 9453 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9453 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.111 km W of Warren, Oregon · 9446 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.50 km NW of Lewisville, Washington · 9441 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.03 km N of Scotts Mills, Oregon · 9435 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.214 km NNW of Klickitat, Washington · 9491 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9495 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9502 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9507 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.51 km SSW of Molalla, Oregon · 9507 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSW of Molalla, Oregon · 9507 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.54 km ESE of Mulino, Oregon · 9511 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.85 km S of Odell, Oregon · 9514 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.7Washington-Oregon border region · 9515 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 9516 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10503018. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.