M2.5 earthquake 16 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 7:32 PM PST (03:32 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km NNW of Ames Lake, 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
2.48	ML, local (Richter)	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.23090003316632157 · 35 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.047 · 60 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62219251 (also filed as us6000rvwx). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.