Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 24 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 24 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Oct 7, 1981, 5:10 AM PDT (12:10 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 22 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-07 12:10:56 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.521° N, 121.375° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
46

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. 1.66 km SSE of Thorp, Washington · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.922 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16416 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 16414 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.32 km SW of Kittitas, Washington · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.625 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16408 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16405 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.21 km NE of White Salmon, Washington · 16398 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.11 km SW of Kittitas, Washington · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.720 km S of Morton, Washington · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 16382 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16371 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.517 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16446 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.623 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.521 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10121503. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.