Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Fri, Jul 21, 2006, 3:16 AM PDT (10:16 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2006-07-21 10:16:09 UTC
Depth
-1.9 km (-1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.194° N, 122.196° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 7379 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7379 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7378 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.721 km W of Trout Lake, Washington · 7378 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7378 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7377 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7377 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7377 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7377 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.9Washington · 7376 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7376 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7376 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7375 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7375 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7375 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7375 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7374 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7374 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7374 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7373 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7373 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7373 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7372 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7372 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7372 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7372 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.54 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 7372 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7372 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7371 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7370 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.817 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7370 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7369 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7369 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7369 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7369 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7369 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7368 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7368 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.418 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7368 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7368 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.517 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7368 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7368 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7368 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.717 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7367 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7367 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7367 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7367 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7367 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7366 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.02 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7366 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 3.82 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7366 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3,764
  52. 2.32 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7366 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.71 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7366 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.02 km NW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7366 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7366 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.72 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7366 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7366 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.53 km WNW of Cherry Grove, Washington · 7366 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7365 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.717 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 7365 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.436 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7379 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7380 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7380 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7380 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7381 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7381 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7381 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7382 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7382 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7382 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7382 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7383 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7383 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7383 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7383 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7384 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7384 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7385 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7385 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.831 km S of Morton, Washington · 7385 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

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