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M1.7 earthquake 10 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km S of Morton, Washington on Wed, Mar 9, 2005, 8:43 PM PST (04:43 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-03-10 04:43:11 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.467° N, 122.274° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.236 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.436 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7877 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7876 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7878 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7879 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10649808. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.