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M1.5 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 11:10 AM PST (19:10 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km W of Mossyrock, 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
2008-01-24 19:10:48 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.201° N, 122.188° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km SW of McKenna, Washington · 6823 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6822 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.830 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 6822 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6793 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.110 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.310 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.810 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 6788 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.639 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 6788 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6787 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6782 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of North Plains, Oregon · 6781 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.59 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 6772 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.59 km ESE of Onalaska, Washington · 6772 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6829 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.513 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6831 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6838 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6840 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6842 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6850 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.89 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6851 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6854 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10739773. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.