Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 1:52 PM PDT (20:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 4 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-12 20:52:06 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.816° N, 121.983° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 since this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.720 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.725 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 3 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 2 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 47 hr ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.718 km N of Amboy, Washington · 26 hr ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15 hr ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 10
  10. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 3 hr ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.617 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.820 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 17 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1,025
  4. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 23 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 24 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.66 km NE of Rochester, Washington · 27 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.827 km N of Amboy, Washington · 29 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 37 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.52 km WNW of Ames Lake, Washington · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714100681. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.