Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 23 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23 km S of Morton, Washington on Wed, Feb 24, 1982, 6:27 AM PST (14:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 23 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-24 14:27:46 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 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 16.9 km horizontally, 47.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.923 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16276 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.12 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16271 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.43 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 16268 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16264 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.611 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 16259 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16289 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.313 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16300 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16307 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10130813. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.