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M1.8 earthquake 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Jan 31, 2002, 12:56 AM PST (08:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-01-31 08:56:45 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.871° N, 121.932° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
11

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9008 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.53 km NNW of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 9003 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8989 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8986 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.214 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8983 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of Gorst, Washington · 8981 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.617 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.616 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.59 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8979 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.116 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8976 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.8Puget Sound region, Washington · 8975 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.57 km WNW of Tieton, Washington · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.614 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.53 km NNW of Fife Heights, Washington · 8972 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.9Washington · 8970 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.73 km SW of Gorst, Washington · 8970 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.55 km WNW of Burley, Washington · 8964 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.33 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 8956 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.710 km S of Morton, Washington · 8955 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.93 km WSW of Home, Washington · 8954 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.42 km SSE of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.12 km S of Auburn, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 8953 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.53 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 8953 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.72 km S of Belfair, Washington · 8951 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9010 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.17 km N of Belfair, Washington · 9012 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.41 km ESE of Prairie Ridge, Washington · 9013 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.76 km W of Burley, Washington · 9023 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.5Washington · 9023 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.80 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9023 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.716 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9033 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10555193. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.