Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Jun 11, 1974, 10:10 PM PDT (05:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SW of Rosedale, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1974-06-12 05:10:25 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.686° N, 121.916° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
240°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 19104 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.94 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19100 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.72 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19095 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.32 km SW of Rosedale, Washington · 19079 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19074 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.28 km ESE of Hobart, Washington · 19065 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.78 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19059 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.031 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 19057 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.610 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 19055 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.34 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19054 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.06 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19053 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSW of Vashon, Washington · 19048 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19107 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.813 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19108 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.516 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 19110 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.26 km NW of Roy, Washington · 19116 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.61 km SSW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19123 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.70 km E of Ravensdale, Washington · 19123 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.22 km WNW of Hobart, Washington · 19125 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.93 km NE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 19126 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.03 km WSW of Ravensdale, Washington · 19127 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.93 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19128 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19128 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.533 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 19128 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.025 km N of Packwood, Washington · 19132 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858968. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.