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M1.5 earthquake 13 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Mon, Jan 21, 2008, 8:16 AM PST (16:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km NW of Maple Valley, 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
2008-01-21 16:16:51 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.870° N, 121.955° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
25

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6829 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6828 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.86 km SSE of Shoreline, Washington · 6827 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.710 km ESE of Cliffdell, Washington · 6826 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.91 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6826 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.71 km SW of McKenna, Washington · 6823 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6822 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.52 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6819 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6816 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6816 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.015 km N of Naches, Washington · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.00 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6798 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6794 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.110 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.310 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6788 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.810 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 6788 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.639 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 6788 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.52 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 6787 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6787 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.58 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6782 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 6779 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.03 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6778 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.59 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 6772 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.59 km ESE of Onalaska, Washington · 6772 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6838 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6839 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6839 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6840 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6842 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6850 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6850 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.89 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6851 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.33 km W of Federal Way, Washington · 6854 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6854 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6856 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6859 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.50 km NNE of McKenna, Washington · 6861 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10738433. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.