M2.0 earthquake 4 km SSW of Morton, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Morton, Washington on Wed, Feb 25, 1987, 12:29 PM PST (20:29 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-25 20:29:51 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.522° N, 122.310° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 29°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.924 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14443 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.619 km N of Packwood, Washington · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10217173. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.