Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, May 11, 1983, 11:12 AM PDT (18:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-11 18:12:53 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.774° N, 121.942° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15847 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.711 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 15847 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15847 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15847 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15847 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15846 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15845 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15845 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15844 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.339 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15844 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.83 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 15843 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15843 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.03 km SSW of Southworth, Washington · 15843 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15843 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15842 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15842 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15841 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15840 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15840 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15840 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.07 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 15840 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15840 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15839 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 15839 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.638 km S of Morton, Washington · 15839 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15839 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.239 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15839 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.812 km S of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.928 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15837 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.53 km ENE of Belfair, Washington · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15836 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15835 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15835 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15834 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15833 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.86 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15833 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15833 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.00 km W of Fall City, Washington · 15832 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.039 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15832 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.018 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15831 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.015 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15830 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15829 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15829 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15829 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.734 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 15829 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15829 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15829 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15828 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15827 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.44 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 15826 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15825 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15825 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15824 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.37 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15823 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.92 km WNW of Vashon, Washington · 15823 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.011 km SE of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15848 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.52 km ENE of Manchester, Washington · 15848 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15849 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.939 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15849 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15850 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.022 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.90 km SW of Lakeland South, Washington · 15851 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.29 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15853 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.74 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15855 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Maple Valley, Washington · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.521 km SE of Greenwater, Washington · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15859 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15859 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15859 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15859 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15861 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10160458. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.