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M2.7 earthquake 13 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Mon, Jan 21, 1985, 3:28 PM PST (23:28 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-21 23:28:04 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.861° N, 121.947° 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
36°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15213 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15210 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15208 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15206 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.815 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15206 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.81 km SE of Maplewood, Washington · 15203 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.03 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 15203 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.93 km WSW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.55 km W of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15196 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15194 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15191 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.84 km NNE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 15190 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.812 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15189 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.56 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 15183 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.73 km E of Bethel, Washington · 15183 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.6Washington · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 15179 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15178 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.819 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15177 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.51 km SSE of Carnation, Washington · 15177 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.59 km E of Ashford, Washington · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.53 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15167 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.52 km ENE of Rosedale, Washington · 15165 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.84 km E of Winlock, Washington · 15163 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.00 km SSW of Bellevue, Washington · 15163 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.71 km SSE of Medina, Washington · 15162 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.73 km E of Hobart, Washington · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.92 km SW of Easton, Washington · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.86 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 15233 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.32 km ENE of City of Sammamish, Washington · 15233 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.510 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15233 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.74 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 15234 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.64 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15234 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.74 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 15235 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15235 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.73 km NW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15235 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.20 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 15237 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15239 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.414 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15241 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.738 km S of Morton, Washington · 15243 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.710 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 15246 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.513 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15250 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10188613. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.