M1.9 earthquake 2 km SW of Ashford, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Nov 12, 1977, 9:27 PM PST (05:27 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-13 05:27:52 UTC
- Depth
- -1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.742° N, 122.049° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.17 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 17838 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.91 km NE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 17833 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.124 km N of Packwood, Washington · 17830 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.118 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 17828 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.821 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 17828 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.70 km NNW of Clyde Hill, Washington · 17822 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.54 km NW of Black Diamond, Washington · 17811 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.60 km N of Southworth, Washington · 17805 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.62 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 17799 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of Amboy, Washington · 17793 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 1.92 km WSW of Ashford, Washington · 17846 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.62 km W of Burley, Washington · 17853 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.1Washington · 17862 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.10 km E of Riverton, Washington · 17871 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17872 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.62 km NW of White Center, Washington · 17874 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10845163. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.