Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Sun, Apr 29, 1973, 11:18 PM PDT (06:18 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-04-30 06:18:13 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.882° N, 121.926° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 19503 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.80 km SSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 19502 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 19502 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.80 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 19490 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.516 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 19490 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.213 km SSW of Gold Bar, Washington · 19489 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.83 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 19488 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.03 km ESE of Issaquah, Washington · 19484 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.07 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 19484 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 19477 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.42 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.81 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 19477 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.23 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19477 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.812 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 19475 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.95 km NW of Dash Point, Washington · 19472 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.036 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19469 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.36 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 19463 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19461 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.93 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 19461 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.91 km SSE of Newcastle, Washington · 19461 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.05 km N of Ruston, Washington · 19457 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.7Washington · 19447 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.921 km E of Morton, Washington · 19446 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.62 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 19509 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.21 km N of Issaquah, Washington · 19513 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.429 km S of Morton, Washington · 19514 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.02 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19515 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19518 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 19518 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.00 km SSE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 19520 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.110 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 19525 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.38 km E of Hobart, Washington · 19525 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.029 km S of Morton, Washington · 19526 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.14 km SW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 19526 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.76 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 19531 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10856143. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.