Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, Nov 25, 1981, 7:49 PM PST (03:49 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 22 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-26 03:49:32 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.864° N, 121.740° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.53 km W of Easton, Washington · 16361 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16351 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 16350 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.718 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16344 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.02 km SW of Cottage Lake, Washington · 16336 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.9Washington · 16335 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.53 km NNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16335 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.7Puget Sound region, Washington · 16335 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.718 km NNE of Thorp, Washington · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.63 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16332 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.70 km NW of Normandy Park, Washington · 16332 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.86 km ESE of Bethel, Washington · 16320 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.53 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16319 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16314 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 16383 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.51 km E of White Center, Washington · 16386 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.720 km S of Morton, Washington · 16389 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.92 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16398 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10123948. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.