Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km E of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km E of Ashford, Washington on Sun, Aug 1, 1982, 9:47 AM PDT (16:47 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 4 km WSW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-01 16:47:51 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.754° N, 121.925° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.92 km WNW of Artondale, Washington · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.31 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 16113 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16105 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16104 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16081 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16129 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.94 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16136 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16139 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16139 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.82 km WNW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 16143 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16144 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.83 km WNW of Ruston, Washington · 16144 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.631 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 16147 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.115 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10135323. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.