Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Mon, Oct 2, 2006, 7:44 AM PDT (14:44 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 27 km NNE of Packwood, 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
2006-10-02 14:44:23 UTC
Depth
-1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.196° N, 122.191° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, WA · 7305 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7305 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7305 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7304 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7304 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7304 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7304 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7304 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7303 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7303 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7303 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7302 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7302 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7302 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7302 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7301 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7301 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7301 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 4.527 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1,294
  20. 2.527 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.728 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.828 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.927 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.627 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7300 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.528 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7300 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7300 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7299 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.727 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7299 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7299 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7299 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7298 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7298 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.51 km E of Portland, OR · 7298 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.628 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7298 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.3Washington · 7298 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.8Washington · 7298 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 3.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7298 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7297 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.6Washington · 7297 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7297 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7296 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.627 km N of Packwood, Washington · 7296 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7296 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7296 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7296 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7295 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7295 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7295 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7295 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7294 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7294 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7294 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7294 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.727 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 7294 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7293 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7293 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7293 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7292 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7292 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7306 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7306 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7307 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7307 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7307 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7307 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7307 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7307 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7308 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7308 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7308 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7309 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7309 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7309 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7309 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7310 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7310 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7310 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7310 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.44 km NNW of Mount Hood, Oregon · 7311 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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