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M2.1 earthquake 10 km SSW of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Morton, Washington on Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 2:41 AM PST (10:41 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km ENE of Kalama, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-03-04 10:41:45 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.468° N, 122.315° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.810 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 6788 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.639 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 6788 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6787 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6782 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.75 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.03 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6779 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.59 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 6772 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.59 km ESE of Onalaska, Washington · 6772 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.51 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 6766 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.510 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 6760 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.74 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6759 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.710 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6758 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.511 km E of Kelso, Washington · 6758 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.02 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.72 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 6756 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.63 km NNW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.52 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 6756 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.74 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6747 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.216 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 6745 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6740 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.51 km NNW of Browns Point, Washington · 6739 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.70 km E of Salmon Creek, Washington · 6738 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.618 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 6736 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6794 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10735758. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.