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M1.7 earthquake 24 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km S of Morton, Washington on Fri, Oct 7, 2005, 11:48 AM PDT (18:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 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
2005-10-07 18:48:15 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.342° N, 122.236° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.236 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7664 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7664 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7664 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7664 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7663 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.8Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7662 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7661 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.8Washington · 7660 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7660 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.9Washington · 7659 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7665 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7666 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7666 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7666 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7666 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7666 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7666 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7667 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7667 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7667 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7667 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7668 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7668 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7668 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7669 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7669 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7669 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7669 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7669 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 7670 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10678333. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.