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M1.7 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Tue, May 23, 2006, 7:58 PM PDT (02:58 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-05-24 02:58:16 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.195° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7437 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.718 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7437 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7436 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7436 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7436 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7436 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7435 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7434 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7434 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7434 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.51 km SW of Hockinson, Washington · 7434 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.66 km W of Deer Island, Oregon · 7433 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7432 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7432 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7432 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7431 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7431 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7431 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7430 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7430 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7429 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7429 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7428 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7427 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7427 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7426 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7424 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7424 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7424 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7422 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7420 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7420 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7418 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7418 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7417 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7417 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7416 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7414 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7414 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7413 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7413 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7413 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.4Washington · 7412 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7412 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7412 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7412 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7411 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7411 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7411 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7410 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.3Washington · 7410 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7410 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7409 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.839 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7409 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7408 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7407 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7407 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7406 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7406 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7405 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7437 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7438 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7439 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7439 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.917 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 7440 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7440 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7440 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7440 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7440 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7440 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.55 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 7441 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.216 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7441 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7441 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7442 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7442 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7442 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away

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