M2.4 earthquake 1 km WNW of Amboy, Washington
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Amboy, Washington on Tue, Nov 18, 2008, 8:50 PM PST (04:50 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-11-19 04:50:19 UTC
- Depth
- 15.7 km (9.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.914° N, 122.467° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.04 · 9 stations |
| 2.4 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Amboy.
From the USGS event page for uw10760433. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 33°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.45 km W of Mount Angel, Oregon · 6526 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.514 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6518 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.812 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6515 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.511 km W of Westport, Oregon · 6502 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 6484 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.621 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6469 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 1.88 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 6530 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.59 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 6531 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.52 km ESE of Portland, Oregon · 6533 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6533 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.625 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6539 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10760433 (also filed as usp000gp18). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.