Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 21 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21 km S of Morton, Washington on Sat, Jul 25, 1981, 4:51 PM PDT (23:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 29 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-25 23:51:14 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.363° N, 122.255° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16495 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16493 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16492 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16489 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16485 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16479 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16478 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16478 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16478 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16477 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16474 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16473 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.321 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16473 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Felida, Washington · 16473 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16470 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.724 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16466 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16460 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16460 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16459 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16458 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.56 km S of Morton, Washington · 16457 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16457 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 16457 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16457 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16454 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16453 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16453 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.521 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.623 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16450 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16450 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16447 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.62 km SSW of Parkland, Washington · 16445 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.7Washington · 16497 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16498 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.920 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16500 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16511 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16525 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10119033. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.