Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km S of Morton, Washington on Thu, Dec 26, 1985, 2:21 AM PST (10:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 18 km SE of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-26 10:21:18 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.343° N, 122.236° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.59 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 14878 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.514 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14875 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.54 km NNE of La Center, WA · 14873 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14872 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14872 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.637 km S of Morton, Washington · 14856 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.620 km S of Morton, Washington · 14855 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.812 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 14843 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14843 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14841 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14834 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14827 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.424 km S of Morton, Washington · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.124 km S of Morton, Washington · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.725 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14881 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.66 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14884 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14884 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14885 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14886 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14887 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14892 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.112 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 14898 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.528 km NW of Carson, Washington · 14907 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10200798. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.