Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sun, Aug 13, 2000, 4:11 AM PDT (11:11 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 33 km SW of White Swan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-08-13 11:11:55 UTC
Depth
-2.8 km (-1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.858° N, 121.757° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
159°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9541 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9534 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.710 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.810 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.517 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9531 days ago · -3 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.433 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9527 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9527 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9527 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.827 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9521 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9521 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.017 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington · 9519 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 9516 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9506 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9506 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.92 km NE of Parkwood, Washington · 9504 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9502 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9500 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9498 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9498 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9495 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9495 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9489 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.819 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.225 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 9548 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.68 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9549 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.91 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.52 km NNW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9551 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.72 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9552 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9554 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9555 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.64 km NE of Redmond, Washington · 9555 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.62 km S of DuPont, Washington · 9557 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9557 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.0Washington · 9558 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9564 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10504988. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.