Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Amboy, Washington on Sat, May 11, 2002, 10:13 AM PDT (17:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-05-11 17:13:24 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.934° N, 122.421° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
157°
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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.120 km WNW of Forest Grove, Oregon · 8896 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8896 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 8896 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.06 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.67 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8891 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8885 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8885 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.726 km S of Morton, Washington · 8878 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.110 km WSW of Scappoose, Oregon · 8877 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.72 km SW of Morton, Washington · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 102
  16. 3.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.26 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.35 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.86 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.45 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.06 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.87 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 13
  25. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8859 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.0Washington-Oregon border region · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.77 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.67 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.38 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8857 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8857 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.07 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8857 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.46 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8857 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.66 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8857 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.76 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8856 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.97 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8856 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.86 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8855 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.76 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8853 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.86 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8853 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.65 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8853 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.25 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.56 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8852 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.718 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8849 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8910 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.56 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.85 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8913 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.65 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8913 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.55 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.15 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8914 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.411 km SSE of Molalla, Oregon · 8917 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.95 km ENE of Government Camp, Oregon · 8926 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8928 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10553413. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.