Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 24 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 24 km S of Morton, Washington on Wed, May 28, 1980, 7:21 AM PDT (14:21 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 25 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-28 14:21:49 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.341° N, 122.214° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.724 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.124 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16919 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.824 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 16917 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.920 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16915 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.820 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16915 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.57 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16915 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16911 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.531 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16908 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.036 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16906 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16904 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16903 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16900 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16899 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16898 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16892 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16892 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16890 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.730 km S of Morton, Washington · 16887 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.522 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16881 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.50 km NW of Waller, Washington · 16881 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.823 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16880 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16880 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16880 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16880 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.432 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16880 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16880 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.932 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.729 km S of Morton, Washington · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16880 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.111 km WNW of Parkdale, Oregon · 16877 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.610 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16875 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.530 km S of Morton, Washington · 16874 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16872 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16872 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.511 km S of Morton, Washington · 16870 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 3.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16867 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.033 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 3.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 3.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16867 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16865 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16865 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 4.025 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.1Washington · 16920 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.5Washington · 16920 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.7Washington · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.633 km S of Morton, Washington · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.239 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16922 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.324 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16923 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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