Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 26 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 26 km S of Morton, Washington on Tue, Feb 10, 1981, 11:58 PM PST (07:58 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 23 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Morton forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-11 07:58:00 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.329° N, 122.209° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.925 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 5.223 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.825 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.225 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.022 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.425 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.421 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.025 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.0Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.1Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 3.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.323 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.225 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 3.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.421 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.62 km ESE of Vancouver, Washington · 16654 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.83 km ESE of Vancouver, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 2.434 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16662 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.814 km SW of Alder, Washington · 16663 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.629 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16664 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.342 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.637 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16664 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.337 km S of Morton, Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.9Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.0Washington · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.935 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16664 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.540 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.2Washington · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.437 km S of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.9Washington · 16665 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16665 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10098178. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.