Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km S of Morton, Washington on Sat, May 3, 1986, 1:36 AM PDT (08:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-03 08:36:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.328° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 14746 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.72 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14746 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14746 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14745 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14744 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14755 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14759 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.623 km W of Cliffdell, Washington · 14759 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14761 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.73 km N of Woodland, Washington · 14762 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14763 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14765 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, WA · 14766 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14766 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10205693. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.