M1.9 earthquake 19 km SSW of Morton, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Morton, Washington on Thu, Apr 6, 2000, 2:50 PM PDT (21:50 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-06 21:50:17 UTC
- Depth
- 18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.385° N, 122.328° 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, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9660 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9659 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9656 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9652 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9645 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.06 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 9639 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.84 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9637 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 9634 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.54 km W of Camas, Washington · 9626 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.73 km WSW of Elbe, Washington · 9613 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10492298. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.