Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Mon, Sep 18, 2000, 1:04 AM PDT (08:04 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 25 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Carbonado forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-09-18 08:04:31 UTC
Depth
-2.8 km (-1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.849° N, 121.737° 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
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9507 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9502 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9500 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9495 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9490 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.210 km E of Nile, Washington · 9482 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.5Washington · 9481 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9477 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9466 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9457 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9457 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9453 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 9516 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.017 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington · 9519 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9521 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.827 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9521 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9527 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9528 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.433 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9528 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.517 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9531 days ago · -3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.810 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9532 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.710 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9534 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10507183. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.