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M2.9 earthquake 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Sun, Jul 18, 1982, 7:05 AM PDT (14:05 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-18 14:05:30 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.528° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16135 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.620 km NW of Bickleton, Washington · 16135 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.633 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 16129 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.111 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.31 km SSE of Ashford, Washington · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.88 km E of Ashford, Washington · 16123 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.94 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16117 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.09 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.94 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 16108 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.942 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.619 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.222 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16087 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.412 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 16139 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 16139 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16144 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.724 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.631 km NE of Yacolt, Washington · 16147 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.115 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.32 km SE of Crocker, Washington · 16154 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.53 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 16157 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.52 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.911 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 16162 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10140213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.