Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km S of Morton, Washington on Sun, Jan 19, 1986, 9:00 AM PST (17:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km NE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-19 17:00:19 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.227° N, 122.190° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km S of Morton, Washington · 14860 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.812 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14856 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.5Washington-Oregon border region · 14848 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14847 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14845 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14838 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14831 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.632 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.933 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14819 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14817 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14815 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14813 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14810 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.14 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14809 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14808 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.95 km SW of La Grande, Washington · 14806 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14805 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14801 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14877 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14877 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.54 km NNE of La Center, WA · 14877 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14880 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.514 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 14882 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.59 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 14883 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14883 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 14884 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.424 km S of Morton, Washington · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.124 km S of Morton, Washington · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.725 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14886 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.66 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 14888 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14889 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14890 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10201768. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.