Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km WSW of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Packwood, Washington on Tue, Aug 3, 1982, 6:36 AM PDT (13:36 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km WNW of Nile, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-03 13:36:36 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.592° N, 121.728° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16113 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16091 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16088 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.90 km N of Lakeland South, Washington · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16125 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16129 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.94 km ENE of Hobart, Washington · 16136 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.923 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16138 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16139 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16139 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16144 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.631 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 16147 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.115 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10135728. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.