Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 37 km SSE of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 10:04 PM PST (06:04 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 km SSW of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-14 06:04:58 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.261° N, 122.043° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6831 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6830 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6828 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.71 km SW of McKenna, Washington · 6824 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6823 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.830 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 6823 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6794 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.110 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.310 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.810 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 6788 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.639 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 6788 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6787 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6783 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.75 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.79 km NE of North Plains, Oregon · 6781 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6840 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6842 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6850 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.89 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6851 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6854 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6859 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.50 km NNE of McKenna, Washington · 6861 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6866 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.518 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6868 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10735013. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.