Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Sun, Dec 21, 1980, 1:54 PM PST (21:54 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 23 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-21 21:54:18 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.820° N, 121.946° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16714 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16713 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.57 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 16713 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16712 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16711 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16711 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16710 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16710 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.333 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16710 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.912 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16709 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.736 km S of Morton, Washington · 16709 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.68 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16709 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.014 km ENE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16706 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16701 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.82 km NW of Mirrormont, Washington · 16686 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.06 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16684 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.77 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16679 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.023 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 16675 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.621 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 16675 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16674 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16674 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.9Washington · 16673 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 3.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16673 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.737 km S of Morton, Washington · 16673 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16672 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.130 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16672 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16672 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.9Washington · 16672 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.437 km S of Morton, Washington · 16672 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.2Washington · 16672 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.540 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16672 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16672 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.935 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16672 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 3.0Washington · 16671 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.9Washington · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.337 km S of Morton, Washington · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.637 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16671 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16671 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.342 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.629 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16671 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.814 km SW of Alder, Washington · 16671 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.434 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16669 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.925 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.63 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 16663 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 5.223 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 3.825 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.225 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.125 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.022 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 3.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16662 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.06 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16717 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16720 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16737 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.619 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16740 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.84 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16745 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.119 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16747 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10093748. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.