Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Fri, Mar 2, 2001, 6:02 PM PST (02:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 29 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-03-03 02:02:21 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.200° N, 122.189° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km NW of Parkdale, Oregon · 9337 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.532 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9328 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.831 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9328 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.929 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9324 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.912 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9321 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9315 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9313 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.87 km NE of East Cathlamet, Washington · 9313 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.632 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9308 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.423 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9296 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.59 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 9293 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.227 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9291 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.38 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9290 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.79 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9290 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.019 km E of West Side Highway, Washington · 9289 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.26 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9359 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.723 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9368 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9373 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10519368. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.