Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, Jan 31, 2001, 7:32 PM PST (03:32 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-02-01 03:32:19 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.852° N, 121.755° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9368 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9367 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9359 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.15 km S of Fall City, Washington · 9359 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 50
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9358 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.22 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9349 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9349 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.26 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.53 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9347 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 6.8The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 9345 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10,725
  12. 3.43 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.73 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.92 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9343 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9342 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.57 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9342 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.22 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9339 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.66 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9338 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.50 km S of Maple Valley, Washington · 9336 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.94 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 9334 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.01 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 9334 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.14 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 9331 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.21 km ESE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 9329 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.532 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9328 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.831 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9327 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.929 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9324 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.912 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9321 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9314 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9313 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9374 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9375 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 9378 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9397 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9398 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10518508. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.