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M1.5 earthquake 2 km E of Vancouver, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Vancouver, Washington on Fri, Oct 27, 2006, 8:04 PM PDT (03:04 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km NNE of Amboy, 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
2006-10-28 03:04:48 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.640° N, 122.634° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7281 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7281 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7281 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7280 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7279 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7279 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7279 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7279 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7278 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7278 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7278 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7278 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7277 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7277 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7277 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7277 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7276 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7276 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7276 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7275 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7275 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7274 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7274 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7274 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7272 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7272 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.62 km ESE of Portland, Oregon · 7272 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.91 km S of Portland, Oregon · 7271 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.70 km SSW of Portland, Oregon · 7271 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.537 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7270 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7270 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7270 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7269 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7269 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7269 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7269 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7268 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7268 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7268 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7267 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7266 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7266 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7266 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7265 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7265 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7264 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7264 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7264 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7263 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7263 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7263 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7262 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.9Washington · 7262 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7262 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7261 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7261 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7261 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7281 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7281 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7282 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7282 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7282 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7283 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7283 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7283 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7283 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7284 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7284 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7284 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7285 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7285 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.523 km ESE of Castle Rock, Washington · 7285 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7285 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7285 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7286 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7286 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7287 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10709878. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.