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M2.3 earthquake 8 km SSW of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Morton, Washington on Tue, Apr 24, 2001, 6:37 AM PDT (13:37 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-04-24 13:37:48 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.482° N, 122.310° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
42

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9290 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 9289 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.65 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 9289 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.019 km E of West Side Highway, Washington · 9289 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9280 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.023 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9276 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9276 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.99 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9275 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.524 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 9274 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.917 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9272 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9247 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9233 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.114 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 9233 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.227 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9291 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.59 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 9293 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9294 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9296 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.423 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9299 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9309 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.632 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.87 km NE of East Cathlamet, Washington · 9313 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9313 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9315 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10531833. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.