Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Thu, Jul 2, 1981, 5:46 AM PDT (12:46 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-02 12:46:59 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.532° N, 121.385° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16516 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 16506 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.920 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 16506 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16504 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.7Washington · 16503 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.221 km S of Morton, Washington · 16502 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 16501 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16500 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16498 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16498 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16495 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16490 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16490 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16485 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16483 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16479 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16479 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.321 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16478 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16476 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 3.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16473 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.724 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16472 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16471 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16466 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16465 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.524 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16530 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.521 km S of Morton, Washington · 16537 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.439 km S of Morton, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.532 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.137 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 16538 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16538 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16539 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16540 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16540 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.023 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16540 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10111918. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.