Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Sun, Dec 19, 1982, 8:20 PM PST (04:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km E of Carbonado, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-20 04:20:28 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.529° N, 121.389° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15970 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15969 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15969 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15965 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15961 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.825 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.510 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 15958 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.15 km SW of Harrah, Washington · 15956 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15954 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.717 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.010 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15947 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 15945 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.711 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.911 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.210 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15938 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.09 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15938 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15937 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.235 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15936 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.67 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 15929 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15927 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.53 km SSW of Puyallup, Washington · 15923 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15985 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15985 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15987 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15987 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.930 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 15989 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.222 km S of Morton, Washington · 15990 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15992 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15995 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.625 km S of Morton, Washington · 16004 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.68 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.37 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.236 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 16007 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.115 km ENE of Cliffdell, Washington · 16008 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10147458. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.