Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km E of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km E of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Dec 1, 1972, 8:18 PM PST (04:18 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km W of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Eatonville forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-12-02 04:18:25 UTC
Depth
-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.766° N, 121.918° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
3

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km E of Carnation, Washington · 19650 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.912 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington · 19646 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.59 km W of Packwood, Washington · 19645 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19644 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19644 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.89 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 19642 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19638 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19631 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.14 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 19629 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19628 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19626 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.722 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 19625 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19625 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.65 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 19618 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.920 km SW of Nile, Washington · 19605 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.229 km N of Amboy, Washington · 19599 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.77 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 19599 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19597 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.329 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 19595 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.90 km NNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19594 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19594 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19659 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.335 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19661 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.5Washington · 19661 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19664 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.87 km SE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 19665 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19669 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.59 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19673 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.127 km S of Morton, Washington · 19674 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.96 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 19677 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.816 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 19680 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.70 km NW of Newport, Washington · 19682 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.