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M3.8 earthquake 39 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 39 km S of Morton, Washington on Mon, Apr 28, 1980, 10:07 AM PDT (17:07 UTC), -1 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
1980-04-28 17:07:11 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.211° N, 122.180° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 4.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16951 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16951 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 16951 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.438 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16951 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 4.239 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 3.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 3.739 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16951 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16951 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 4.238 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16951 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 4.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 3.836 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 4.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 3.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 4.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 3.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 16949 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 4.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 4.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 4.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16949 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 3.733 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.739 km S of Morton, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 4.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 4.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 4.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 3.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 3.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16948 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.839 km S of Morton, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 4.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 4.438 km S of Morton, Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.6Washington · 16952 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 4.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16952 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 4.2Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 4.0Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 4.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.8Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

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