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M2.3 earthquake 13 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, Nov 6, 1985, 3:34 PM PST (23:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 21 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-06 23:34:43 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.857° N, 121.929° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14910 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.112 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 14899 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.62 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14888 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14888 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.910 km WSW of Tieton, Washington · 14888 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14887 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14886 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14886 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14885 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.725 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14882 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.124 km S of Morton, Washington · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.424 km S of Morton, Washington · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.57 km W of Burley, Washington · 14879 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.018 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.87 km NNE of Elbe, Washington · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.514 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14876 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.019 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.714 km N of Naches, Washington · 14872 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14931 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 14931 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14931 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.013 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 14933 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 14938 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.810 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14943 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 14949 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.64 km SE of Packwood, Washington · 14951 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.523 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14954 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10198543. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.