Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km E of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km E of Ashford, Washington on Sun, May 9, 1971, 4:26 PM PDT (23:26 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 0 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-05-09 23:26:38 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.758° N, 121.943° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.20 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 20220 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.118 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 20213 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.47 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 20206 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.15 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 20206 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.40 km NE of Lakeland South, Washington · 20198 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.12 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20195 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.92 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20195 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.77 km SW of Alder, Washington · 20191 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.117 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 20191 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNW of Mossyrock, Washington · 20186 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.50 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20180 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.30 km N of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20180 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.20 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20180 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.30 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20179 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.70 km SSE of Wilburton, Washington · 20179 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 20178 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.00 km WNW of Newport, Washington · 20178 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.30 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20178 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.63 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 20177 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.334 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 20177 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington · 20177 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.91 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20170 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.61 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20169 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20235 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.01 km WNW of Burien, Washington · 20252 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839003. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.