Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Nov 8, 1979, 6:16 AM PST (14:16 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-08 14:16:42 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.836° N, 121.919° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km SW of Alder, Washington · 17127 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 17127 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Federal Way, Washington · 17123 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 17122 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.50 km WNW of Pacific, Washington · 17118 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.52 km ENE of Sammamish, Washington · 17115 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.710 km NNW of Onalaska, Washington · 17111 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.23 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17095 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.12 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 17091 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.214 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 17091 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.525 km SW of Nile, Washington · 17086 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.73 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 17079 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.617 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 17133 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.611 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 17150 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.537 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10851003. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.