Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km S of Morton, Washington on Fri, Jan 26, 2001, 12:18 AM PST (08:18 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-01-26 08:18:38 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.348° N, 122.265° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9374 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9372 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.723 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9368 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9359 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.26 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 6.8The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 9344 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10,725
  7. 2.73 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9342 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.39 km NW of Parkdale, Oregon · 9336 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.532 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9327 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.831 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9327 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.929 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9324 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.912 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9320 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.08 km SW of Felida, Washington · 9392 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9398 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9404 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10528228. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.