Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Oct 5, 2000, 4:12 AM PDT (11:12 UTC), -2 km (-1 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-05 11:12:46 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.193° N, 122.199° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9490 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.5Washington · 9480 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9477 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9457 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.02 km NW of Yacolt, Washington · 9453 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9453 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9448 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.111 km W of Warren, Oregon · 9446 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.50 km NW of Lewisville, Washington · 9441 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9437 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9491 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.87 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9491 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.60 km WSW of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.214 km NNW of Klickitat, Washington · 9491 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9495 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9495 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9502 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9506 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.85 km S of Odell, Oregon · 9514 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10503283. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.