Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Dec 4, 1973, 3:44 PM PST (23:44 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-12-04 23:44:11 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.869° N, 121.909° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
290°, 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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19283 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.92 km E of City of Sammamish, Washington · 19282 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.61 km NW of Duvall, Washington · 19280 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.81 km ENE of Parkwood, Washington · 19280 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.839 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19279 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.812 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19278 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.618 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 19276 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.00 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.90 km E of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.00 km N of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.65 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19275 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.63 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19273 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.70 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19272 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.518 km E of Packwood, Washington · 19267 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.515 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19265 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.31 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19264 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.40 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 19264 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.83 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.90 km NW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.73 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 19263 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.110 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19257 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.72 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19256 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.05 km NE of Belfair, Washington · 19251 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.97 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19250 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.78 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 19248 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.811 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19246 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.91 km W of La Grande, Washington · 19232 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.925 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 19286 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNW of Hunts Point, Washington · 19288 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.92 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19290 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.61 km WNW of Auburn, Washington · 19293 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.81 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 19297 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.83 km NW of Home, Washington · 19298 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.93 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19300 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.90 km S of Seattle, Washington · 19300 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.44 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19311 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.91 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19311 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.17 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 19312 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840253. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.