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M3.6 earthquake 12 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Apr 21, 2000, 11:43 PM PDT (06:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2000-04-22 06:43:25 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.862° N, 121.976° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9652 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.913 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9648 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9645 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.06 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 9639 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 9634 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.24 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9633 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.23 km WSW of Klahanie, Washington · 9620 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9616 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.73 km WSW of Elbe, Washington · 9613 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.018 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9611 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.512 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9606 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.62 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 9599 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9659 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9660 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.919 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9672 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10496228 (also filed as usp0009rpc). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.