Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 30 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 30 km S of Morton, Washington on Sun, Jun 29, 1980, 10:42 PM PDT (05:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 38 km NE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Morton forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-06-30 05:42:26 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.286° N, 122.208° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16884 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.522 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16884 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.823 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16883 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16883 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16883 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16883 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.432 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16883 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16883 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.932 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.729 km S of Morton, Washington · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16882 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16882 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.111 km WNW of Parkdale, Oregon · 16880 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.610 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.530 km S of Morton, Washington · 16877 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16874 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16874 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16873 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16873 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.511 km S of Morton, Washington · 16872 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16870 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.033 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 3.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16869 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16869 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16869 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16867 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.139 km S of Morton, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.137 km S of Morton, Washington · 16867 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16867 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.527 km S of Morton, Washington · 16865 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16864 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.218 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 16863 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16863 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16862 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16861 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16861 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16861 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.233 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16860 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.21 km NW of Columbia City, Oregon · 16860 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16859 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16892 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16894 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16894 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16900 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16901 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16903 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16906 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16907 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.036 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16909 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.531 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16911 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16913 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.57 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16917 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.820 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.920 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 16919 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.824 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10081108. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.