Washington earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, Nov 10, 1976, 11:36 PM PST (07:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-11 07:36:38 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.868° N, 121.759° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km ENE of Riverton, Washington · 18207 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.513 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 18204 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.416 km SE of Skykomish, Washington · 18199 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.79 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 18197 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.723 km N of Amboy, Washington · 18191 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.60 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 18183 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.69 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18177 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.84 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 18175 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.65 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 18174 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.62 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18173 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.912 km E of Tanner, Washington · 18166 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.313 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18164 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.93 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18154 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.22 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 18152 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18212 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.86 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 18218 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.211 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 18228 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.96 km N of Packwood, Washington · 18230 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.84 km S of Orting, Washington · 18234 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.91 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.97 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 18234 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.42 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 18236 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.113 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18239 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.014 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 18240 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.77 km NNE of North Bend, Washington · 18241 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.05 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 18242 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10842548. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.