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M1.9 earthquake 24 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Sat, Jan 2, 1982, 1:03 AM PST (09:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 18 km NNE of Thorp, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-02 09:03:08 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.529° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.718 km NNE of Thorp, Washington · 16332 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.925 km S of Morton, Washington · 16313 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.120 km S of Morton, Washington · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16306 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.513 km S of South Cle Elum, Washington · 16302 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.915 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.814 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16297 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.313 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.513 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 16291 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.722 km S of Morton, Washington · 16288 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.614 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.124 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.323 km S of Morton, Washington · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.75 km W of La Grande, Washington · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 16279 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.713 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.423 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.723 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.923 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.024 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.615 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.015 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.718 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16343 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.024 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.53 km W of Easton, Washington · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10124543. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.