Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km SSE of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Tue, Jun 8, 1982, 3:10 AM PDT (10:10 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km E of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-08 10:10:54 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.312° N, 122.197° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16172 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16171 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16162 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.08 km WNW of North Portland, Oregon · 16158 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16157 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.32 km SE of Crocker, Washington · 16154 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.631 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 16146 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16144 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16139 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16138 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16178 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.02 km ESE of Deer Island, Oregon · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16189 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.82 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 16189 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16200 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10136343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.