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M1.5 earthquake 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, Dec 13, 2000, 3:15 AM PST (11:15 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-12-13 11:15:52 UTC
Depth
-1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.857° N, 121.719° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
179°
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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9404 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9404 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9403 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9398 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9397 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 9378 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9375 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9374 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9372 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.723 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9368 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9367 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.511 km S of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9425 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9430 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.514 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 9430 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9438 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10516108. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.