Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Wed, Feb 27, 2008, 6:33 PM PST (02:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km ENE of Kalama, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-02-28 02:33:57 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.204° N, 122.187° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.110 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.310 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 6789 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.639 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 6789 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6788 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6783 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.75 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 6783 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.79 km NE of North Plains, Oregon · 6782 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.59 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 6773 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.59 km ESE of Onalaska, Washington · 6773 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.510 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6760 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.74 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6760 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.710 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6758 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.511 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6758 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.74 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6747 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6740 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.70 km E of Salmon Creek, Washington · 6739 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.618 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 6737 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6801 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.830 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 6823 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6823 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.71 km SW of McKenna, Washington · 6824 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10744053. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.