Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Apr 14, 1973, 3:54 PM PST (23:54 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-04-14 23:54:37 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.880° N, 121.965° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
187°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19517 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.02 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19515 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.429 km S of Morton, Washington · 19513 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.21 km N of Issaquah, Washington · 19513 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.62 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 19509 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.615 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19503 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 19503 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.80 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19502 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 19502 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.80 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 19490 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.516 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 19490 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.213 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 19489 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19488 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19484 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.07 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19484 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 19477 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.23 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19476 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.812 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 19474 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19472 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.036 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19469 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.36 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19463 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19461 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.93 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19461 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19520 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.110 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19524 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19525 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.029 km S of Morton, Washington · 19525 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19526 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.722 km ENE of Kalama, Washington · 19527 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19531 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.812 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 19537 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.93 km ENE of McKenna, Washington · 19538 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.43 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 19539 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856078. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.