Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Sep 3, 1982, 7:03 PM PDT (02:03 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km S of Cliffdell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-04 02:03:58 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.849° N, 121.916° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16094 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16092 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.11 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16090 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.91 km S of Sammamish, Washington · 16089 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.03 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 16086 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16084 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.92 km NE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16080 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16077 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16074 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16072 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16072 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.05 km WNW of Gorst, Washington · 16064 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16056 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16053 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16052 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16050 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16041 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16040 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16039 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16037 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16037 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16035 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16095 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16099 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16100 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16104 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.02 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 16108 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.21 km SSE of Newport, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16109 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.16 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 16110 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.66 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16110 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16110 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16111 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16111 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16111 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16112 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16112 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10142423. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.