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M3.3 earthquake 24 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 24 km S of Morton, Washington on Fri, May 23, 1980, 6:50 AM PDT (13:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-05-23 13:50:49 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.338° N, 122.215° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.914 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.239 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16920 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.633 km S of Morton, Washington · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.7Washington · 16919 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.5Washington · 16918 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 4.1Washington · 16918 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 4.025 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.624 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.724 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16918 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.124 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16917 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16916 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.824 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16915 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 16915 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.920 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16914 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.820 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16913 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.57 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16913 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16909 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.531 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.036 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16905 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16902 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16902 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16899 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16897 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16896 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16890 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16890 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16888 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.730 km S of Morton, Washington · 16886 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16880 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.522 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16880 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.50 km NW of Waller, Washington · 16880 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.823 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 3.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.432 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 3.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.932 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16879 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.926 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.232 km S of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.526 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.026 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16924 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.910 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 16924 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.125 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16925 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.326 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16925 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 4.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.637 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16925 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.626 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16926 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16926 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

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