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M1.8 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Jan 29, 2008, 10:37 PM PST (06:37 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-01-30 06:37:50 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.854° N, 121.761° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km WSW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6820 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.61 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6817 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 6817 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.015 km N of Naches, Washington · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.518 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6802 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6800 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.00 km NW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6799 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6794 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.810 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.110 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.310 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 6789 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.810 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 6788 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.639 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 6788 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.52 km E of Klahanie, Washington · 6788 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6787 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.58 km E of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6783 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 6783 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 6780 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.03 km E of Dash Point, Washington · 6779 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.59 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 6773 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.59 km ESE of Onalaska, Washington · 6772 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.51 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 6767 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.617 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 6763 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km SW of McKenna, Washington · 6824 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.91 km WNW of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6826 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.710 km ESE of Cliffdell, Washington · 6827 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6828 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 6830 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 6831 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 6839 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.611 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 6839 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6839 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.81 km N of Maple Valley, Washington · 6840 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6841 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6842 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.52 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 6850 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 6850 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.89 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 6851 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10741743. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.