Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Jul 13, 1971, 2:56 AM PDT (09:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 0 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-07-13 09:56:13 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.783° N, 122.004° 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 17.7 km horizontally, 24.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 20155 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.62 km S of Canterwood, Washington · 20140 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.212 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20136 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.74 km S of Ashford, Washington · 20136 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.010 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20135 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.10 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20132 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.31 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, WA · 20131 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.121 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 20128 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.80 km ESE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20127 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.97 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20126 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.310 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 20125 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.02 km SSE of Des Moines, Washington · 20124 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.032 km NNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 20121 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.77 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20118 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.55 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20117 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.87 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 20116 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.61 km SE of Burley, Washington · 20112 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.14 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20104 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.50 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20102 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 20101 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.01 km NNE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20101 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.30 km NW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20101 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20161 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.61 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20169 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.91 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20170 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington · 20177 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.334 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 20177 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 20177 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.30 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20178 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.00 km WNW of Newport, Washington · 20178 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 20178 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.70 km SSE of Wilburton, Washington · 20179 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.30 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20179 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.20 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20180 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.30 km N of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20180 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.50 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20180 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.87 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 20180 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.79 km NNW of Mossyrock, Washington · 20186 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839328. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.