Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km E of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Ashford, Washington on Wed, May 12, 1982, 3:12 AM PDT (10:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-12 10:12:09 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.754° N, 121.917° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16203 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.98 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.83 km ENE of Tacoma, Washington · 16203 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.036 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.336 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16200 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.67 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16199 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16199 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.84 km ESE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16196 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.65 km N of White Center, Washington · 16191 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16189 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16188 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.81 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 16187 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 3.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16185 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.63 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 16182 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.93 km SW of Mineral, Washington · 16178 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.628 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16207 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.96 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 16209 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16210 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.6Washington · 16212 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16215 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.52 km SE of Dash Point, Washington · 16216 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.5Washington · 16217 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16220 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.217 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 16221 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.727 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 16222 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.7Washington · 16222 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.93 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.74 km ESE of Toledo, Washington · 16226 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.04 km E of Hobart, Washington · 16226 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.726 km S of Morton, Washington · 16228 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10133808. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.