Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km S of Morton, Washington on Mon, Jun 10, 2002, 10:25 AM PDT (17:25 UTC), 2 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-06-10 17:25:26 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.319° N, 122.221° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
18

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.110 km WSW of Scappoose, Oregon · 8876 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.72 km SW of Morton, Washington · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.718 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8849 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.619 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8847 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.110 km WSW of Scappoose, Oregon · 8844 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.710 km WNW of Tampico, Washington · 8825 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.410 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 8820 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.128 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10558428. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.