Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km S of Morton, Washington on Sat, May 5, 1984, 10:27 PM PDT (05:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km N of West Longview, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-05-06 05:27:39 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.450° N, 122.257° 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
48°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15484 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15484 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15483 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15480 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15480 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15480 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.5Washington · 15480 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.314 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 15479 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15479 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15476 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.710 km E of Eatonville, Washington · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.711 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 15468 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.613 km ESE of Yacolt, Washington · 15467 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.75 km N of West Longview, Washington · 15460 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.918 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15458 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.916 km NE of Woodland, Washington · 15456 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15452 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15451 days ago · -2 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.29 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15450 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.115 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15450 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15446 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15444 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15442 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15442 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15441 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15440 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15439 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15439 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.53 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15438 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15437 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15437 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.07 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 15436 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15431 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.616 km NNE of Onalaska, Washington · 15430 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15493 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15497 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.713 km N of Skamokawa Valley, Washington · 15500 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15515 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15516 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.89 km SSE of Onalaska, Washington · 15516 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.016 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15516 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.312 km WSW of La Grande, Washington · 15516 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10174128. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.