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M2.8 earthquake 9 km ESE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Dec 12, 1972, 2:09 AM PST (10:09 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 29 km NE of Yacolt, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-12-12 10:09:29 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.725° N, 121.913° 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 0.7 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19638 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.214 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 19632 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.14 km NNW of Maplewood, Washington · 19629 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.90 km N of Newport, Washington · 19629 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.60 km W of Riverbend, Washington · 19626 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.722 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 19626 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.81 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19625 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19609 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.920 km SW of Nile, Washington · 19605 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.229 km N of Amboy, Washington · 19599 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.77 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 19599 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19598 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.329 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 19595 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.90 km NNW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 19594 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.80 km NNE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19594 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.617 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 19586 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.04 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19586 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.815 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 19583 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.72 km SW of Southworth, Washington · 19645 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.87 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 19645 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.59 km W of Packwood, Washington · 19645 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.912 km ESE of Cle Elum, Washington · 19646 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 19652 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.54 km WSW of Issaquah, Washington · 19659 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.335 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19661 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.5Washington · 19661 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 19664 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.88 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 19669 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855323. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.