Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km ENE of Kalama, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Kalama, Washington on Thu, May 22, 1980, 5:06 AM PDT (12:06 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-05-22 12:06:55 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.042° N, 122.718° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.026 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16933 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.526 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16933 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.232 km S of Morton, Washington · 16933 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.926 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16933 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.324 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.825 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.914 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16931 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16931 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16930 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16930 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16929 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.239 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16929 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16928 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.633 km S of Morton, Washington · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.7Washington · 16928 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.5Washington · 16927 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 4.1Washington · 16927 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.025 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.624 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.724 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16927 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.124 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16926 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.824 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.920 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.820 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.57 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.531 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16915 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.036 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16913 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16911 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16911 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16908 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16906 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16905 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16899 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16897 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.730 km S of Morton, Washington · 16894 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.70 km SW of Saint Paul, Oregon · 16891 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.522 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16888 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.125 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16934 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16934 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16934 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.326 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16934 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16934 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16934 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.637 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16934 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16934 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.626 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16934 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16934 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16934 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16935 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16935 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16935 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16935 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16935 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.539 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16935 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16935 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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