Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Nov 16, 2001, 12:32 AM PST (08:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km N of Naches, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-11-16 08:32:38 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.905° N, 121.943° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km N of Naches, Washington · 9084 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9065 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.47 km NNW of La Grande, Washington · 9064 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.88 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9063 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.93 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9045 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.52 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 9043 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.62 km E of Bethel, Washington · 9041 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.716 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9033 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.733 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9086 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.110 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 9094 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.31 km SW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9104 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.76 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9104 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.13 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9106 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.125 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9114 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10543623. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.