Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 22 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Sun, Sep 5, 1982, 8:52 PM PDT (03:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km S of Cliffdell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-06 03:52:59 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.548° N, 121.387° 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, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.83 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.517 km NW of Packwood, Washington · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.48 km S of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.69 km SSE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.725 km S of Morton, Washington · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.021 km S of Morton, Washington · 16052 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.615 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 16051 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.724 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16044 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.922 km S of Morton, Washington · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 16035 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16035 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16031 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16029 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16029 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.620 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.622 km S of Morton, Washington · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.613 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.837 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.86 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.619 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.86 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.916 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.423 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.322 km S of Morton, Washington · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.913 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 16106 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16106 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10142833. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.