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M1.8 earthquake 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Mon, Feb 8, 1982, 3:34 AM PST (11:34 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-08 11:34:46 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.874° N, 121.947° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.89 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.74 km W of Wauna, Washington · 16295 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16291 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.02 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16289 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16288 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.614 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.323 km S of Morton, Washington · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.53 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16281 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16280 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.15 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16278 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.50 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16278 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.923 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.015 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.87 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16275 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16274 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.923 km S of Morton, Washington · 16274 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.62 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.18 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.54 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 16271 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16271 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.57 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.37 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16271 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.710 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.5Puget Sound region, Washington · 16269 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.43 km NE of Mineral, Washington · 16267 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.91 km NW of Artondale, Washington · 16267 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.10 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.94 km SW of Crocker, Washington · 16264 days ago · 71 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16264 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16262 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.64 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 16261 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.122 km S of Morton, Washington · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16259 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.56 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16298 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.75 km W of Seattle, Washington · 16302 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 16302 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16307 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16313 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.53 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16318 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.86 km ESE of Bethel, Washington · 16319 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10126073. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.