Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Sep 30, 2000, 2:04 AM PDT (09:04 UTC), -3 km (-2 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-09-30 09:04:09 UTC
Depth
-3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.850° N, 121.751° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9490 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.210 km E of Nile, Washington · 9482 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.5Washington · 9481 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9477 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9466 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9457 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9457 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9453 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9438 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9500 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9502 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.92 km NE of Parkwood, Washington · 9504 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9507 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 9516 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.017 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington · 9520 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9521 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.827 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9521 days ago · -3 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10512413. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.