Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Mon, Oct 19, 1981, 1:02 PM PDT (20:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 1 km NE of White Salmon, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-19 20:02:58 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.550° N, 121.352° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 15.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16404 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.21 km NE of White Salmon, Washington · 16398 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.11 km SW of Kittitas, Washington · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.720 km S of Morton, Washington · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 16381 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16371 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.53 km W of Easton, Washington · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km SW of Kittitas, Washington · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 16414 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.922 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16416 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.66 km SSE of Thorp, Washington · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.624 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16421 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.517 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10122953. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.