M2.4 earthquake 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Fri, Jul 19, 2002, 1:44 PM PDT (20:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km NNE of East Hill-Meridian, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.4	Md, duration	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.03 · 19 stations
2.7	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10564078 (also filed as usp000b8dv). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.