Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Apr 29, 1972, 12:58 AM PST (08:58 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-04-29 08:58:30 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.810° N, 121.969° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19877 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.06 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19877 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.913 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 19876 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.90 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19873 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 19871 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.50 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19867 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.012 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 19864 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.23 km ESE of Klahanie, Washington · 19864 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19856 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19855 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19855 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19849 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19847 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19845 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.416 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 19844 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19839 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 19831 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19829 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.414 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19829 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.53 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19828 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.71 km WSW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19828 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19827 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19818 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19817 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km E of Lea Hill, Washington · 19879 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.01 km SSW of La Grande, Washington · 19884 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.00 km N of Artondale, Washington · 19885 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.54 km SE of Belfair, Washington · 19887 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.528 km S of Morton, Washington · 19887 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.91 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19888 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.80 km ESE of Burien, Washington · 19889 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.13 km ENE of Des Moines, Washington · 19896 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.62 km S of Vaughn, Washington · 19903 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.314 km SW of Alder, Washington · 19906 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853043. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.