Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16 km WNW of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Packwood, Washington on Wed, May 31, 1972, 11:25 AM PDT (18:25 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-05-31 18:25:14 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.647° N, 121.874° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
267°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.512 km SW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19832 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.83 km SW of Home, Washington · 19821 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.414 km SSW of Alder, Washington · 19821 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.22 km WNW of North Bend, Washington · 19820 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.114 km NNW of Greenwater, Washington · 19811 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.63 km SSE of Fox Island, Washington · 19809 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.21 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 19807 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 19802 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.810 km WSW of Chehalis, Washington · 19789 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.72 km ENE of Mirrormont, Washington · 19784 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.34 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19782 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.15 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19779 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.30 km SSW of Burien, Washington · 19778 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.08 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 19839 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.32 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19842 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.721 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.69 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 19848 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.80 km S of Burien, Washington · 19848 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 19864 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10853238. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.