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M3.8 earthquake 37 km SSE of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Fri, Apr 11, 1980, 6:25 PM PST (02:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-04-12 02:25:23 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.227° N, 122.164° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.738 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.039 km S of Morton, Washington · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 16967 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.035 km S of Morton, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 4.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 4.839 km S of Morton, Washington · 16967 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 4.0Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.8Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 4.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 4.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16967 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.939 km S of Morton, Washington · 16966 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 4.338 km S of Morton, Washington · 16966 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 4.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 3.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 16966 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 4.439 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 5.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16966 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 4.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 16965 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 4.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 4.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 3.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 4.7Washington · 16965 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 4.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16965 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 5.039 km S of Morton, Washington · 16965 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 4.128 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16964 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16964 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16964 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 3.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16964 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16964 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 4.839 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16964 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 4.639 km S of Morton, Washington · 16964 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 3.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16963 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 4.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16963 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16968 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 5.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16968 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.139 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.734 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.839 km S of Morton, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.8Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.839 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16969 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10079648. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.