Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Mon, Oct 2, 2000, 5:03 PM PDT (00:03 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km WSW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-03 00:03:44 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.829° N, 121.952° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9494 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9492 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9490 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9488 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9485 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.14 km SW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 9483 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.210 km E of Nile, Washington · 9483 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9482 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.5Washington · 9481 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9478 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9478 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9478 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9473 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9471 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9466 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9463 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9461 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9458 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9457 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9454 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.6Washington · 9454 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.51 km E of Navy Yard City, Washington · 9451 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9450 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9449 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9441 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9438 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9494 days ago · -3 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.6Washington · 9496 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9497 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9500 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9501 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9503 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.92 km NE of Parkwood, Washington · 9505 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9507 days ago · -3 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9507 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9508 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9508 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10502063. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.