Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Jan 5, 2001, 9:34 PM PST (05:34 UTC), -2 km (-1 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-01-06 05:34:04 UTC
Depth
-2.1 km (-1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.862° N, 121.716° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
179°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9397 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 9378 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9375 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9373 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9372 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.723 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9368 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9367 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.511 km S of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 9367 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9359 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.15 km S of Fall City, Washington · 9358 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 50
  12. 1.53 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9357 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.22 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9349 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9349 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.26 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.53 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9347 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 6.8The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 9344 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 10,725
  18. 3.43 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.73 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.92 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9343 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9342 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.57 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9342 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.22 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9339 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km W of Southworth, Washington · 9403 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9403 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9404 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9422 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9423 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9424 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10519563. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.