Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 5:42 PM PDT (00:42 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20 km E of Castle Rock, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Carbonado forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-02 00:42:15 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.860° N, 121.768° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 47 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 41 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 39 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 33 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 33 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.827 km N of Amboy, Washington · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.66 km NE of Rochester, Washington · 29 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 26 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 26 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 25 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 21 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  13. 3.820 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 19 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1,025
  14. 1.617 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.57 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 8 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.720 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 8 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 4 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 4 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 4 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 2 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 10
  24. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 43 hr ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.13 km NNW of Kapowsin, Washington · 39 hr ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 54 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.317 km SW of Nile, Washington · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.50 km NNW of Eatonville, Washington · 56 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 57 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.620 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 59 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.63 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 60 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.22 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 61 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.638 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 62 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.63 km S of Packwood, Washington · 62 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.615 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 64 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.69 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 65 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 68 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 77 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714069021 (also filed as us6000thjf). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.