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M1.7 earthquake 23 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km S of Morton, Washington on Wed, Jan 11, 1984, 1:37 PM PST (21:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-11 21:37:05 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.346° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15591 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.013 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.013 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15589 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15583 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15576 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15575 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15574 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15574 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15574 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15573 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15573 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15573 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15573 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15573 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15572 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.539 km S of Morton, Washington · 15572 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15571 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15570 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.230 km N of Packwood, Washington · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.620 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15607 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.020 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 15608 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15610 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.239 km S of Morton, Washington · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15616 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15616 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15618 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.934 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 15620 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15624 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15624 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15624 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15624 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.826 km S of Morton, Washington · 15625 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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