Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sun, Jul 26, 1981, 11:52 PM PDT (06:52 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 30 km E of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-27 06:52:02 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.853° N, 121.758° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16491 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16490 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16487 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16483 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16477 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16476 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16475 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16472 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16471 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.321 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16471 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16465 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.724 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16465 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16464 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.12 km WNW of Home, Washington · 16462 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16459 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16457 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16456 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.56 km S of Morton, Washington · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16455 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16453 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.31 km SSE of Lakeland North, Washington · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16451 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16451 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.521 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.623 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16445 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.62 km SSW of Parkland, Washington · 16443 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.7Washington · 16496 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16498 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16509 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16510 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.51 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 16518 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10119178. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.