Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Feb 5, 1982, 10:17 PM PST (06:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 13 km SSE of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-06 06:17:40 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.861° N, 121.899° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16299 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.313 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 16297 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.74 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16295 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16292 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.02 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16289 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16289 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.614 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16288 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.323 km S of Morton, Washington · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16282 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.15 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16279 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.50 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16279 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.923 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16276 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.015 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.87 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16275 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.62 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.54 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 16272 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16272 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.37 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16272 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.43 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 16268 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 16268 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.10 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16265 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16264 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.64 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 16262 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 16262 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16262 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.75 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16303 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 16303 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16307 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16314 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.53 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16319 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.86 km ESE of Bethel, Washington · 16320 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10125413. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.