Washington earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15 km SE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Feb 8, 1973, 5:07 PM PST (01:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km W of Home, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-02-09 01:07:36 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.679° N, 121.865° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.87 km W of Home, Washington · 19571 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19569 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 19568 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.77 km SW of Morton, Washington · 19566 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.531 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 19565 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.77 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19559 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.76 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19556 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.212 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19551 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.142 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 19549 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19540 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19538 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.812 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 19537 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19532 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.722 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 19527 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.029 km S of Morton, Washington · 19526 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19525 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.110 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19525 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.617 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 19587 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.329 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 19595 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.03 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 19598 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.77 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 19599 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.229 km N of Amboy, Washington · 19600 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.920 km SW of Nile, Washington · 19606 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.25 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19610 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855753. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.