M2.7 earthquake 10 km SSW of Morton, Washington
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Morton, Washington on Sat, Jul 7, 1979, 1:56 PM PDT (20:56 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-07 20:56:48 UTC
- Depth
- 21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.465° N, 122.312° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.99 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 17248 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 17248 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.69 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 17247 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 17241 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 17232 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.9Washington · 17225 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.516 km S of Morton, Washington · 17223 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10850163. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.