Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km E of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km E of Ashford, Washington on Tue, May 1, 1984, 7:26 AM PDT (14:26 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km NW of Fall City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-01 14:26:15 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.761° N, 121.923° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15483 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.86 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 15483 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.72 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 15483 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.15 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 15481 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.012 km S of Morton, Washington · 15479 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15475 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15475 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15474 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15471 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15471 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15470 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.5Washington · 15470 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.314 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 15470 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15469 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.62 km SE of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15467 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.710 km E of Eatonville, Washington · 15466 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.81 km W of Hobart, Washington · 15466 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.94 km NE of Vashon, Washington · 15465 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.711 km ENE of Prescott, Oregon · 15459 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.65 km W of Burley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.85 km W of Burley, Washington · 15452 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.53 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 15449 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.918 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.85 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15448 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.84 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15447 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.916 km NE of Woodland, Washington · 15447 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.96 km W of Burley, Washington · 15446 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.85 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 15443 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15441 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.29 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15441 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.115 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15440 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.81 km WNW of Sammamish, Washington · 15438 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.11 km NW of Klahanie, Washington · 15437 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15437 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15434 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.812 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15433 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15433 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15433 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15432 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15431 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.438 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15430 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15430 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.53 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 15429 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15428 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.17 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 15428 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.07 km NNE of Greenwater, Washington · 15427 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 15487 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.92 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 15487 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.72 km NW of Tieton, Washington · 15488 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.60 km E of Medina, Washington · 15499 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.82 km E of Grapeview, Washington · 15499 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.014 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15499 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.93 km NW of Fall City, Washington · 15502 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.14 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 15502 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.72 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 15504 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.85 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 15506 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15506 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.89 km SSE of Onalaska, Washington · 15507 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.016 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15507 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.312 km WSW of La Grande, Washington · 15507 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15508 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.93 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 15510 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.421 km S of Morton, Washington · 15511 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15514 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10173588. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.