Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Jul 26, 1980, 10:35 PM PDT (05:35 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 32 km NE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-07-27 05:35:40 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.862° N, 121.738° 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
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.132 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16859 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16858 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16858 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.232 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16858 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.233 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16857 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.333 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16855 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16851 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.532 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16851 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.332 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16850 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.433 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16848 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.133 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16848 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.71 km ENE of Browns Point, Washington · 16847 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.035 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16847 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16846 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16844 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16841 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.42 km SE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 16836 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.515 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 16834 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.334 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 16834 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16833 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.17 km NNE of Morton, Washington · 16833 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.710 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16831 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.012 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16829 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.733 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16829 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16820 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.728 km S of Morton, Washington · 16820 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.26 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16806 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.218 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 16860 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16861 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.527 km S of Morton, Washington · 16862 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16863 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.732 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.712 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16864 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.137 km S of Morton, Washington · 16864 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.139 km S of Morton, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16864 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16864 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10085548. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.