Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Mar 15, 2002, 5:08 PM PST (01:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km SSE of Auburn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-16 01:08:56 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.853° N, 121.974° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 8964 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8957 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.710 km S of Morton, Washington · 8955 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of Home, Washington · 8955 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8955 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8955 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8954 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8952 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.75 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 8946 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.71 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 8944 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8942 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8936 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.52 km NE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 8935 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.622 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8929 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.22 km NNW of Lakeland South, Washington · 8928 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.83 km ENE of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 8924 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.91 km SSW of Seattle, Washington · 8923 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.23 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.51 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 8914 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.05 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8910 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.128 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8908 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8906 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8970 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.9Washington · 8971 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.53 km NNW of Fife Heights, Washington · 8973 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.614 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8974 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.57 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8976 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.116 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.59 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.616 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.617 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.63 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8982 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.214 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8984 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.77 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8987 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8990 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8990 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10551493. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.