Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Nov 4, 1982, 8:18 AM PST (16:18 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-04 16:18:26 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.909° N, 121.887° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 16029 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.97 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16028 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16027 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.56 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16027 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.58 km ENE of Onalaska, Washington · 16026 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.97 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 16024 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.84 km NNE of Tracyton, Washington · 16022 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 16022 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16022 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.38 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16021 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.61 km NNW of Port Orchard, Washington · 16020 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.23 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 16019 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16019 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.931 km S of Morton, Washington · 16018 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16017 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16010 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.236 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16009 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16007 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16007 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16006 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16000 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.82 km NE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 15998 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15997 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.21 km SSE of Kingsgate, Washington · 15997 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.23 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 15996 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15994 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.00 km NW of Port Orchard, Washington · 15993 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.35 km NW of Burley, Washington · 15993 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.222 km S of Morton, Washington · 15992 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.930 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 15992 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15990 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15989 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15987 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15987 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.63 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 15984 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15981 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.19 km WSW of Belfair, Washington · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.33 km SW of Chico, Washington · 15976 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.68 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 15975 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.011 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15975 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.69 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 15975 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15973 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15971 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15971 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.70 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15971 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16031 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16031 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16033 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.74 km ENE of Southworth, Washington · 16034 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.50 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16037 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16037 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.98 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 16038 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16047 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.65 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 16050 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.02 km W of Manchester, Washington · 16050 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16053 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16054 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10144673. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.