Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km S of Morton, Washington on Wed, Jun 5, 2002, 7:32 AM PDT (14:32 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-06-05 14:32:09 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.337° N, 122.228° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km S of Morton, Washington · 8878 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.110 km WSW of Scappoose, Oregon · 8876 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.72 km SW of Morton, Washington · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.718 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8849 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.619 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8847 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.110 km WSW of Scappoose, Oregon · 8844 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.710 km WNW of Tampico, Washington · 8825 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.128 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8908 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.05 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8910 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10556818. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.