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M2.0 earthquake 10 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Mar 4, 1980, 12:41 PM PST (20:41 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-03-04 20:41:41 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.781° N, 121.896° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16957 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.839 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16957 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16957 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 5.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.439 km S of Morton, Washington · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.839 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 4.439 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 4.439 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 4.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.96 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16954 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 4.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 4.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 5.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.839 km S of Morton, Washington · 16954 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 4.439 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16954 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 3.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 3.537 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 3.939 km S of Morton, Washington · 16953 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 3.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 3.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 3.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 3.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 3.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 4.538 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16953 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 4.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16953 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10075443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.