Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km E of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km E of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Feb 24, 2001, 3:14 AM PST (11:14 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
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-02-24 11:14:22 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.763° N, 121.949° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 9348 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 6.8The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake · 9345 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10,725
  3. 3.43 km ESE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.73 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington · 9344 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.92 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9343 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9343 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.57 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9342 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.22 km SE of Ravensdale, Washington · 9339 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.66 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9338 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.50 km S of Maple Valley, Washington · 9336 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.94 km NNW of Fall City, Washington · 9334 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.01 km WSW of Medina, Washington · 9334 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.14 km SSE of Nile, Washington · 9331 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.21 km ESE of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 9330 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.532 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9328 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.831 km ENE of Amboy, Washington · 9328 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.929 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9324 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9321 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.725 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9314 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9313 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.71 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 9310 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.632 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 9309 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.66 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9309 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.013 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9308 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.72 km W of North Bend, Washington · 9308 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.63 km S of Ames Lake, Washington · 9300 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 9300 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.423 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9296 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.59 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 9293 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.93 km S of Carnation, Washington · 9292 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.010 km NE of Nile, Washington · 9291 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.227 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9291 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.38 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9290 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.79 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9290 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 9349 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.22 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9349 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.15 km S of Fall City, Washington · 9359 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 50
  4. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9359 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.914 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9367 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.723 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9368 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9373 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.726 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9374 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.32 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9376 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 9378 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10528508. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.