M1.6 earthquake 27 km SSE of Morton, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Wed, Dec 5, 2001, 1:32 PM PST (21:32 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km NNW of La Grande, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-05 21:32:24 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.314° N, 122.192° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.47 km NNW of La Grande, Washington · 9065 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.716 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9034 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.41 km ESE of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 9015 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.18 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 1.617 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9086 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.733 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9088 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.52 km NE of Brush Prairie, Washington · 9092 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.110 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 9095 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10548773. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.