Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km S of Morton, Washington on Thu, Jun 23, 1983, 12:23 AM PDT (07:23 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-23 07:23:49 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.403° N, 122.273° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15795 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.832 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15794 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15793 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15791 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15790 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15786 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15785 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15785 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 15784 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.020 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 15784 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.45 km ENE of Chehalis, Washington · 15783 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15782 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSE of Browns Point, Washington · 15779 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15778 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 15773 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15769 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.210 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15764 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.19 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15761 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.48 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15761 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.38 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 15761 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.82 km SSW of Browns Point, Washington · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.13 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15758 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.812 km ESE of McCleary, Washington · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.212 km S of Pe Ell, Washington · 15755 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15755 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.539 km S of Morton, Washington · 15743 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15798 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15799 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15806 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15807 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15807 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.76 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 15808 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15808 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 15809 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15809 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15810 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.37 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15815 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15816 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15817 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10163528. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.