Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, May 14, 2002, 10:35 AM PDT (17:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-05-14 17:35:01 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.202° N, 122.184° 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, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.726 km S of Morton, Washington · 8878 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.110 km WSW of Scappoose, Oregon · 8877 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.72 km SW of Morton, Washington · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.718 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8849 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.619 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8848 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.128 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.63 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8908 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.05 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8910 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8928 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10554563. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.