Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 23 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23 km S of Morton, Washington on Sat, Feb 14, 1981, 7:00 AM PST (15:00 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-02-14 15:00:11 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.344° N, 122.242° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.323 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.225 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.421 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.62 km ESE of Vancouver, Washington · 16654 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.83 km ESE of Vancouver, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.325 km S of Morton, Washington · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 16652 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16651 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.224 km S of Morton, Washington · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.223 km S of Morton, Washington · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.7Washington · 16650 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.424 km S of Morton, Washington · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.324 km S of Morton, Washington · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 2.121 km S of Morton, Washington · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.919 km S of Morton, Washington · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.124 km S of Morton, Washington · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16645 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.022 km S of Morton, Washington · 16643 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.018 km S of Morton, Washington · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16642 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16641 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16641 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16640 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16638 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16637 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16636 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.1Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.0Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.025 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10104698. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.