Washington earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Jan 1, 1985, 11:15 AM PST (19:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km E of Bethel, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-01-01 19:15:00 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.876° N, 121.957° 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
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.20 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15235 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.73 km NW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15233 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.010 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15233 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.74 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 15233 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15232 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.74 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.510 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.32 km ENE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.86 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15231 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.58 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.48 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.73 km E of Hobart, Washington · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.713 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15219 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.73 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15211 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15208 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15206 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15204 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.81 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 15201 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15201 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15194 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15192 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.84 km NNE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 15188 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.812 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15187 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15186 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.56 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15181 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 3.73 km E of Bethel, Washington · 15181 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.6Washington · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15241 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.710 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15244 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15248 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 15254 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.96 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15254 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.62 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 15254 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15254 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.25 km W of Home, Washington · 15254 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.50 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 15255 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.91 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.51 km W of Southworth, Washington · 15262 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.76 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15267 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10185273. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.