Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 18 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, May 17, 1977, 1:12 AM PDT (08:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km SSW of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-05-17 08:12:22 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.917° N, 121.954° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 18021 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 18020 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.33 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18017 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.06 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 18012 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.15 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 18009 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.91 km SW of White Center, Washington · 18009 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.94 km WNW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 18008 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.69 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 18004 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.13 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17999 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.24 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17999 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.12 km S of Lakeland North, Washington · 17999 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.80 km N of Normandy Park, Washington · 17997 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.81 km NNW of Wauna, Washington · 17992 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.47 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 17992 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.318 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 17992 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.13 km N of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17992 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.510 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 17991 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.427 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 17991 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.52 km W of Mercer Island, Washington · 17989 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.83 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17989 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.56 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 17989 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.221 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 17988 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.71 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 17987 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.529 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 17985 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.56 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 17970 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.910 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 17968 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.012 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 17968 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.710 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 17968 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.213 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 17968 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 17968 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.25 km SSE of Seabeck, Washington · 17968 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.711 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17968 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.717 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 17967 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.34 km N of Duvall, Washington · 17966 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.75 km SSW of Cowiche, Washington · 17965 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 18035 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.229 km S of Morton, Washington · 18037 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.00 km NW of North Puyallup, Washington · 18040 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.910 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 18041 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.87 km SE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18044 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.92 km ESE of Dash Point, Washington · 18053 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.74 km WSW of White Center, Washington · 18053 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.12 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 18054 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10843688. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.