Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km S of Morton, Washington on Thu, Aug 19, 1982, 1:33 PM PDT (20:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-19 20:33:52 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.359° N, 122.250° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16101 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16097 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16092 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16092 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16091 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16089 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16081 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16078 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16077 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16071 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16055 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16053 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16109 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16110 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16110 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16122 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16126 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16128 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16129 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16130 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10143928. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.