Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Aug 1, 1981, 11:44 AM PDT (18:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 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
1981-08-01 18:44:16 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.893° N, 121.926° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km NNE of Duvall, Washington · 16491 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16491 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16489 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16487 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16483 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16483 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16482 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16482 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16478 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16478 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.321 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16478 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16475 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.724 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16471 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16470 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16469 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.12 km WNW of Home, Washington · 16469 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.914 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16465 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16464 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16463 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16463 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.56 km S of Morton, Washington · 16462 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16461 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16459 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.31 km SSE of Lakeland North, Washington · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.521 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.623 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16454 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.44 km WSW of Chico, Washington · 16454 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16454 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16452 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.62 km SSW of Parkland, Washington · 16449 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.73 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16439 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.91 km S of Hobart, Washington · 16437 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.82 km S of Mercer Island, Washington · 16436 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.517 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16436 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16497 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16497 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16499 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16501 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16501 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.7Washington · 16502 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16503 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16505 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16516 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.95 km NW of Wauna, Washington · 16517 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of Carnation, Washington · 16520 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.73 km W of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 16520 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16524 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10124403. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.