Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Aug 26, 1981, 7:20 AM PDT (14:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-26 14:20:09 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.523° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16459 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16457 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16456 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.56 km S of Morton, Washington · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.724 km S of Morton, Washington · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16455 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16453 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16451 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16451 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.521 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.623 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16448 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16446 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.517 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.624 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16421 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSE of Thorp, Washington · 16418 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.922 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16416 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.95 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 16414 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.32 km SW of Kittitas, Washington · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.625 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16408 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16404 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16464 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.724 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16465 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.422 km S of Morton, Washington · 16466 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.321 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16471 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.04 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16471 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16472 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.522 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16476 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16476 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16477 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.821 km S of Morton, Washington · 16483 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.930 km E of Packwood, Washington · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.516 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16487 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.521 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 16490 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.68 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 16491 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10132523. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.