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M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 6:35 PM PST (02:35 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 38 km NNE of Amboy, 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
2007-12-25 02:35:31 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.209° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6854 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.89 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6851 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6850 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6842 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6840 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6839 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.513 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6831 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6829 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6828 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.71 km SW of McKenna, Washington · 6824 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6823 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.830 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 6822 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.50 km NNE of McKenna, Washington · 6861 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6865 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.518 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6867 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6870 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6877 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.026 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 6878 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.5Washington · 6883 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.22 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6884 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6885 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6887 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6888 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6888 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10737663. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.