Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Dec 24, 1999, 7:50 PM PST (03:50 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SSW of Easton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1999-12-25 03:50:31 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.918° N, 121.935° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9776 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.614 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 9776 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.61 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9759 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9755 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9755 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.93 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9752 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.20 km NNE of Gorst, Washington · 9752 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.82 km ENE of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9750 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.122 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9743 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.63 km W of Black Diamond, Washington · 9743 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.711 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 9738 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.63 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 9725 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9719 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.435 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9718 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NNE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9780 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.2Washington · 9782 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.113 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 9795 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 9800 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.06 km SSE of Vashon, Washington · 9803 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10488588. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.