Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Dec 5, 2000, 11:09 AM PST (19:09 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km ENE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-12-05 19:09:24 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.839° N, 121.798° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9424 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9422 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9404 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9403 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9403 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9398 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9397 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 9378 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9375 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9373 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9372 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 9430 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9437 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9440 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9448 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9453 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9456 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9457 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10514508. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.