Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Jul 19, 1980, 7:54 PM PDT (02:54 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 38 km NE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-07-20 02:54:06 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.865° N, 121.723° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16871 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.033 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16871 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16871 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.738 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16870 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16869 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16868 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.139 km S of Morton, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.137 km S of Morton, Washington · 16868 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16868 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.527 km S of Morton, Washington · 16866 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16865 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.218 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 16864 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16864 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16862 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16862 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16862 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.233 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16861 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16860 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16855 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16855 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16855 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.332 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16855 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.433 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16852 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16852 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16851 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.035 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16851 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16851 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16848 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16845 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16840 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.515 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 16838 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.334 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16837 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.17 km NNE of Morton, Washington · 16837 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16835 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16833 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16824 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16824 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16871 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.74 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16872 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.511 km S of Morton, Washington · 16873 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16874 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.931 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16874 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16875 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.427 km S of Morton, Washington · 16875 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.530 km S of Morton, Washington · 16878 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.610 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16883 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.032 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16883 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.729 km S of Morton, Washington · 16884 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.932 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16884 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16884 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.432 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16884 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.832 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16884 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16884 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.523 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16884 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.823 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16884 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.50 km NW of Waller, Washington · 16885 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10082998. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.