Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km S of Morton, Washington on Sun, Sep 24, 2000, 6:34 AM PDT (13:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 25 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-09-24 13:34:28 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.337° N, 122.250° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9494 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9494 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.214 km NNW of Klickitat, Washington · 9492 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.60 km WSW of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.87 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9491 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.96 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9491 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.97 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 9490 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.5Washington · 9481 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9478 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9458 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9457 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.02 km NW of Yacolt, Washington · 9454 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9454 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.111 km W of Warren, Oregon · 9446 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9502 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9507 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -3 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.85 km S of Odell, Oregon · 9514 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 9517 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.827 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9521 days ago · -3 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9527 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9528 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.433 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9528 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.517 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9531 days ago · -3 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10509613. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.