Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Jan 30, 1975, 7:38 PM PST (03:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-01-31 03:38:45 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.793° N, 121.909° 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 21.1 km horizontally, 30.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 18858 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.01 km WSW of Mirrormont, Washington · 18857 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.75 km NNE of Vaughn, Washington · 18842 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.54 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 18835 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.05 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18830 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.918 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18826 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.83 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 18815 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.13 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 18804 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.88 km W of Longbranch, Washington · 18802 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 18871 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.60 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18873 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.01 km N of Riverton, Washington · 18886 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 18889 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18890 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.419 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 18892 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.619 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 18892 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10860388. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.