Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Mon, Nov 27, 2000, 2:03 PM PST (22:03 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-11-27 22:03:15 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.841° N, 121.736° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
5

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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 9430 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9430 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9425 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9424 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9424 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9422 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9405 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9404 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9403 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9399 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9398 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 9378 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9441 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9449 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.6Washington · 9454 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9454 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9457 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9458 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9466 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10518143. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.