Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, Jun 10, 1981, 8:05 PM PDT (03:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 38 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-11 03:05:06 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.843° N, 121.778° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16539 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16537 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16536 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.839 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16536 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.620 km S of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.62 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 16532 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.137 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.532 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.439 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.60 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16527 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16527 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16527 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.70 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 16524 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16524 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16519 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16514 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16511 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16510 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16499 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16497 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.7Washington · 16496 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16495 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16495 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16494 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16492 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16491 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16540 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.022 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.412 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16544 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.324 km S of Morton, Washington · 16545 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16546 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.929 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16546 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.6Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.9Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16547 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.721 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.822 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.921 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10110053. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.