Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km S of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km S of Morton, Washington on Mon, May 19, 2025, 9:03 AM PDT (16:03 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-05-19 16:03:34 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.330° N, 122.295° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 502 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.023 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 492 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.69 km S of Morton, Washington · 480 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.77 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 476 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.19 km S of Morton, Washington · 473 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.612 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 472 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.711 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 458 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.530 km S of Morton, Washington · 455 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.939 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 454 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.322 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 453 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.930 km S of Morton, Washington · 453 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 453 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.323 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 453 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.717 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.422 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 450 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 450 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 450 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 448 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.323 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 447 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 447 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 447 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.121 km NNW of Carson, Washington · 446 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 446 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.922 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 446 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 445 days ago · -3 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.08 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.05 km NW of North Portland, Oregon · 508 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.88 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.211 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 527 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62104487. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.