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M2.4 earthquake 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Dec 27, 1991, 4:51 PM PST (00:51 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km WNW of Wauna, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-12-28 00:51:54 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.880° N, 121.758° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 12696 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.92 km WSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 12692 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.938 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 12691 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.212 km N of Naches, Washington · 12691 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.523 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12688 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.53 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12684 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.110 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12682 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.720 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12681 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.15 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 12679 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12675 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.56 km NE of Naches, Washington · 12670 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.55 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12670 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12663 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12656 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12653 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12652 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.827 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12647 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.29 km S of Nile, Washington · 12645 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.120 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12645 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.728 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12701 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12703 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.938 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 12705 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12708 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12708 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.94 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 12710 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.16 km W of Mineral, Washington · 12711 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12714 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.814 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12715 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.829 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12719 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.722 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12723 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.727 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12729 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12730 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10289328. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.