Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km NNW of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Morton, Washington on Sun, Nov 3, 1985, 8:40 PM PST (04:40 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-04 04:40:55 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.661° N, 122.362° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14933 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 14932 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14931 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.528 km NW of Carson, Washington · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.112 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 14901 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14895 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14889 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14889 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14888 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14887 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14886 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14886 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.725 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14883 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.124 km S of Morton, Washington · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.424 km S of Morton, Washington · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 14882 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14881 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14881 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.59 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 14881 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.514 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14877 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.54 km NNE of La Center, WA · 14875 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14875 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14875 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Washington · 14939 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14942 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.810 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14944 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 14951 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.64 km SE of Packwood, Washington · 14952 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.523 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14955 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of La Center, Washington · 14956 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198008. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.