Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Nov 29, 2003, 10:41 AM PST (18:41 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km SSE of Enetai, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-11-29 18:41:24 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.866° N, 121.933° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 8336 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.910 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8335 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.0Washington · 8333 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 8328 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.82 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 8328 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8318 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 8316 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8312 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.68 km ENE of Carnation, Washington · 8307 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.019 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8295 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.43 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 8295 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.61 km SSE of Enetai, Washington · 8294 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 885
  13. 1.69 km NNW of Tieton, Washington · 8294 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.60 km ESE of Sammamish, Washington · 8292 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8291 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.80 km NNW of Orting, Washington · 8284 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.72 km E of Waller, Washington · 8284 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km S of Mirrormont, Washington · 8347 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8357 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.622 km S of Packwood, Washington · 8359 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.04 km SW of Fall City, Washington · 8359 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.67 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 8366 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.60 km SW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 8371 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10596243. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.