M1.7 earthquake 33 km NNE of Amboy, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 33 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Wed, Nov 14, 2001, 10:56 AM PST (18:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km NNW of La Grande, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-14 18:56:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.196° N, 122.315° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.617 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9084 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9065 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.47 km NNW of La Grande, Washington · 9064 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.716 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9032 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 1.52 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 9090 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.110 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 9093 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9105 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.52 km E of Hockinson, Washington · 9113 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.125 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9113 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10543343. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.