Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Oct 24, 2002, 9:17 AM PDT (16:17 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17 km SE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-10-24 16:17:17 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.203° N, 122.186° 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
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon · 8741 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.934 km N of Amboy, Washington · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.533 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 8737 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 8736 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.627 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8731 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.816 km NE of Klickitat, Washington · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Longview, Washington · 8717 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.817 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8714 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.49 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.611 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8708 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.510 km E of Kalama, Washington · 8708 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.917 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8708 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Mineral, Washington · 8704 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.522 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 8704 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.53 km NE of Bethany, Oregon · 8702 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.72 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon · 8702 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.516 km S of Morton, Washington · 8702 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.714 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.016 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 8700 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.13 km ENE of Bethany, Oregon · 8699 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.96 km N of Beavercreek, Oregon · 8697 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.49 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 8697 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8694 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.827 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.54 km W of Ashford, Washington · 8687 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon · 8748 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.0Washington · 8749 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon · 8749 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.620 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.912 km NW of Amboy, Washington · 8761 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.618 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8770 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10573603. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.