Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km SW of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Morton, Washington on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, 12:31 AM PDT (07:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-06-14 07:31:00 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.548° N, 122.296° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
27

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. 2.01 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 8861 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.72 km SW of Artondale, Washington · 8858 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.52 km SE of Federal Way, Washington · 8850 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.718 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8849 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.619 km E of Kelso, Washington · 8848 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.73 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 8840 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8839 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.31 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 8828 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.410 km E of Vernonia, Oregon · 8820 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.726 km S of Morton, Washington · 8878 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.03 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8883 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.12 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 8885 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10561408. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.