Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km SSE of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Fri, Jul 25, 1980, 8:47 AM PDT (15:47 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-07-25 15:47:30 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.449° N, 122.232° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 16859 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16859 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16858 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16856 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.233 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16856 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.21 km NW of Columbia City, Oregon · 16856 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16854 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16849 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.332 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16849 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.433 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16846 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.035 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16846 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16845 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.97 km SW of Felida, Washington · 16843 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16843 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.17 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16843 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16840 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.27 km WSW of Lake Shore, Washington · 16840 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.334 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.17 km NNE of Morton, Washington · 16832 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16830 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16828 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16828 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.611 km WNW of Warren, Oregon · 16822 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.527 km S of Morton, Washington · 16861 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16862 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16862 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.137 km S of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.139 km S of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16863 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10085198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.