M2.3 earthquake 38 km SSE of Morton, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Tue, Oct 14, 2025, 7:37 PM PDT (02:37 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-10-15 02:37:44 UTC
- Depth
- 9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.233° N, 122.112° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 342 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 318 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 317 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.45 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 308 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
Before
- 1.619 km NE of Kalama, Washington · 357 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.88 km SW of Scappoose, Oregon · 362 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.224 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 367 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.91 km NNW of Battle Ground, Washington · 371 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 1.527 km NNW of Amboy, Washington · 378 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.95 km WSW of Yacolt, Washington · 380 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62194017. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.