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M1.6 earthquake 8 km E of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Ashford, Washington on Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 7:38 AM PDT (14:38 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 4 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-30 14:38:09 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.761° N, 121.925° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 since this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.820 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 17 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1,025
  4. 1.617 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 12 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.57 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 6 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.720 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.725 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 3 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 46 hr ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 41 hr ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.718 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 hr ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9 hr ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 24 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.66 km NE of Rochester, Washington · 27 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.827 km N of Amboy, Washington · 28 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 37 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 45 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 52 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.55 km WSW of Mercer Island, Washington · 52 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.317 km SW of Nile, Washington · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714091901. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.