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M2.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, May 17, 2025, 9:58 PM PDT (04:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-05-18 04:58:39 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.738° N, 121.930° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km S of Morton, Washington · 504 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.81 km NNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 503 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.814 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 502 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.612 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 502 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.61 km NNW of Boulevard Park, Washington · 499 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.023 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 492 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.73 km NNE of Dash Point, Washington · 488 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.69 km S of Morton, Washington · 480 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.77 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 476 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.19 km S of Morton, Washington · 473 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.612 km WSW of Alder, Washington · 472 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.711 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 458 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.12 km ENE of Home, Washington · 457 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.530 km S of Morton, Washington · 455 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.939 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 454 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -3 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.322 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 454 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.930 km S of Morton, Washington · 453 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.612 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 453 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.323 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 453 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.717 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.14 km E of Enumclaw, Washington · 452 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 452 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.422 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · -3 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 451 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 450 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 450 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 450 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 448 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.323 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 447 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 447 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.64 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 447 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 447 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.121 km NNW of Carson, Washington · 446 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 446 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.922 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 446 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 445 days ago · -3 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km SW of Burien, Washington · 510 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.88 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.116 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 517 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.88 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 520 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.711 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 521 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.410 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 522 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.211 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 527 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.79 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 529 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.42 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 534 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 10

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62102402. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.