M1.7 earthquake 10 km SW of Packwood, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Packwood, Washington on Sat, Jan 6, 1979, 7:12 PM PST (03:12 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-07 03:12:58 UTC
- Depth
- 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.545° N, 121.774° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.517 km WSW of Easton, Washington · 17398 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.64 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17392 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.313 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 17389 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.63 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 17369 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10848658. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.