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M2.2 earthquake 12 km N of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km N of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Sep 25, 1976, 3:13 PM PDT (22:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-09-25 22:13:54 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.870° N, 122.018° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
238°, 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Washington · 18250 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.417 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 18250 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.73 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18245 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.75 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 18245 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.014 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 18243 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.05 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 18241 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18241 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.014 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 18239 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.113 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18239 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.42 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 18236 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.97 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.91 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.84 km S of Orting, Washington · 18234 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.96 km N of Packwood, Washington · 18230 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.211 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 18228 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.86 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 18218 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18212 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18212 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18207 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.513 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 18204 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 18267 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.716 km NNE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18268 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 18271 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.611 km S of Ashford, WA · 18275 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.730 km N of Amboy, Washington · 18275 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.52 km NNE of Union, Washington · 18276 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.94 km W of Packwood, Washington · 18278 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.00 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18280 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.313 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18280 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.515 km SW of Alder, Washington · 18280 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.628 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 18282 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 18283 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18284 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842268. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.