Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Jan 27, 2000, 11:55 AM PST (19:55 UTC), -1 km (-1 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-01-27 19:55:17 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.849° N, 121.763° 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
53°
Stations used
36

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km W of Black Diamond, Washington · 9742 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.711 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 9737 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.63 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 9724 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9718 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.435 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9717 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.61 km E of SeaTac, Washington · 9716 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9715 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.034 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9714 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.523 km N of Trout Lake, Washington · 9713 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.128 km S of Morton, Washington · 9711 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.828 km S of Morton, Washington · 9711 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9711 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km ENE of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9749 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.93 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9751 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9754 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.53 km NE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 9754 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.61 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9758 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10511843. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.