Washington earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 39 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 39 km S of Morton, Washington on Sat, May 17, 1980, 7:51 PM PDT (02:51 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1980-05-18 02:51:29 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.211° N, 122.177° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
17

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.334 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.835 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 5.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.636 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.634 km S of Morton, Washington · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.537 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 3.8Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 4.138 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.637 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.936 km S of Morton, Washington · 16933 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.125 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16933 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.435 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 4.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16933 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away

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