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M2.1 earthquake 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Thu, Sep 11, 2008, 10:34 AM PDT (17:34 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 17 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-09-11 17:34:36 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.197° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 6595 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.7Washington · 6591 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6589 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.527 km NNW of Amboy, Washington · 6587 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6581 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of Kalama, Washington · 6577 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.630 km S of Morton, Washington · 6560 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.625 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6539 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.214 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6539 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.523 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.423 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.623 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.923 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.523 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6600 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 6601 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6604 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.67 km N of Bethany, Oregon · 6608 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.57 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 6612 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.619 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 6612 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.430 km N of Amboy, Washington · 6613 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.612 km N of Ashford, Washington · 6617 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.911 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6617 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6617 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6619 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.87 km SSW of Onalaska, Washington · 6619 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.020 km SW of Nile, Washington · 6620 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6623 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6627 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10748918. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.