Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Mar 13, 1973, 4:09 PM PST (00:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 29 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1973-03-14 00:09:14 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.847° N, 121.924° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.142 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 19558 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19548 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19547 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.812 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 19546 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19541 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.722 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 19536 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.029 km S of Morton, Washington · 19535 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19534 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.110 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19534 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19530 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19528 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19527 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.02 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19524 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.429 km S of Morton, Washington · 19523 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.21 km N of Issaquah, Washington · 19523 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.62 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 19518 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19512 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.80 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19511 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 19511 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19564 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.77 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19568 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.531 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 19574 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.77 km SW of Morton, Washington · 19574 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.11 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 19577 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 19577 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.67 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 19577 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.87 km W of Home, Washington · 19580 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.65 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19588 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10855968. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.