Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km S of Morton, Washington on Mon, Nov 3, 1980, 2:52 AM PST (10:52 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-11-03 10:52:54 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.331° N, 122.261° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16747 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.119 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16742 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.69 km WNW of Deer Island, Oregon · 16737 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.619 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16732 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16716 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.99 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16712 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16709 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16709 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.57 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 16708 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16707 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16707 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16706 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16706 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.333 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.912 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16705 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16705 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16770 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.823 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16773 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.834 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16774 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.813 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16774 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.013 km W of Packwood, Washington · 16776 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.738 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16776 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16777 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.839 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16778 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16778 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16778 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16778 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16778 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.740 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16780 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.93 km SE of Kelso, Washington · 16780 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16786 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16786 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16786 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16791 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10089108. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.