M1.7 earthquake 20 km SSE of Morton, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Fri, Jan 24, 2003, 7:34 PM PST (03:34 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 30 km NE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-25 03:34:19 UTC
- Depth
- 3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.380° N, 122.218° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km E of Lewisville, Washington · 8639 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.63 km ENE of Lewisville, Washington · 8635 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.410 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 8625 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.115 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 8617 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.730 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8612 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.930 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8612 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8604 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.715 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8594 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10580668. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.