Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Sat, Jun 6, 1981, 4:04 AM PDT (11:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-06 11:04:22 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.525° N, 121.381° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16540 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.721 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16536 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.216 km WSW of Bickleton, Washington · 16536 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.838 km S of Morton, Washington · 16536 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.839 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16535 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.620 km S of Morton, Washington · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16534 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16532 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.137 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.532 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.439 km S of Morton, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16531 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16530 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16523 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16509 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16498 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.920 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 16498 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.7Washington · 16496 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16493 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16491 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16490 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 2.324 km S of Morton, Washington · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.621 km S of Morton, Washington · 16545 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.929 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.139 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16546 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16546 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.722 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.721 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.822 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.921 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.611 km N of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 5.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 4.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10109283. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.