Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Sat, Nov 11, 2000, 4:51 PM PST (00:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

Amboy forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-11-12 00:51:44 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
15

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.111 km W of Warren, Oregon · 9446 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.50 km NW of Lewisville, Washington · 9441 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9437 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9430 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9422 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9404 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9398 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km NW of Yacolt, Washington · 9453 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9457 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9477 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.5Washington · 9481 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10515718. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.