M2.3 earthquake 34 km SSE of Morton, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Sat, Jun 26, 1971, 12:47 PM PDT (19:47 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-06-26 19:47:33 UTC
- Depth
- 12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.275° N, 122.077° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 292°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.43 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20160 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.74 km S of Ashford, Washington · 20136 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.121 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 20128 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.032 km NNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 20122 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.55 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20117 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 1.79 km NNW of Mossyrock, Washington · 20187 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.117 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 20191 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Alder, Washington · 20191 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 20206 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.47 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 20206 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839238. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.