Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km NNE of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Morton, Washington on Fri, Aug 22, 1980, 5:28 PM PDT (00:28 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 28 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-08-23 00:28:07 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.620° N, 122.229° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16830 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16828 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16828 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16819 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.26 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16805 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.9Washington · 16795 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16789 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.84 km NE of Maplewood, Washington · 16786 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16785 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16785 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16784 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.93 km SE of Kelso, Washington · 16779 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.740 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16779 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.70 km N of Federal Way, Washington · 16778 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16777 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16777 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16777 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16777 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.839 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16777 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16775 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.738 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16775 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.013 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16775 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.813 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16773 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.834 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16772 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16832 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.334 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.515 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16840 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16843 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16845 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.035 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16846 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16846 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.433 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.332 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16849 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16849 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16854 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.21 km NW of Columbia City, Oregon · 16856 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.233 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16856 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16856 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10086098. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.