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M1.6 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, May 16, 2006, 8:29 PM PDT (03:29 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-05-17 03:29:57 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.194° N, 122.195° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7444 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7443 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7443 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7443 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7443 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7442 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7442 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7442 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7442 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7442 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.216 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7442 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.55 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 7441 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7440 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7440 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7440 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.917 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 7440 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7439 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7439 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7439 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7438 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7437 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7437 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.718 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7437 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7436 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7436 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7436 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7436 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7435 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7435 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7435 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7434 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.51 km SW of Hockinson, Washington · 7434 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.66 km W of Deer Island, Oregon · 7433 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7432 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7432 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7432 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7432 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7431 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7431 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7430 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7430 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7429 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7429 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7428 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7427 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7427 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7427 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7425 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7424 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7424 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7422 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7420 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7420 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7419 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7445 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7445 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7445 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7445 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7445 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7446 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7447 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7447 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7447 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7448 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7449 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7449 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7449 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7450 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7450 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7451 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7451 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7452 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7452 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7453 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away

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