Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 25 km ENE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Packwood, Washington on Sun, Dec 2, 1973, 6:39 PM PST (02:39 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 15 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-12-03 02:39:32 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.653° N, 121.344° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
342°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19285 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 19283 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.839 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 19280 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.812 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19279 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.618 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 19277 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.518 km E of Packwood, Washington · 19268 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.110 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 19258 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.78 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 19249 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.811 km WNW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 19247 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.91 km W of La Grande, Washington · 19233 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 19311 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840248. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.