Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km WNW of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Packwood, Washington on Thu, Jan 13, 1983, 7:29 AM PST (15:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km SW of Harrah, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-13 15:29:30 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.656° N, 121.793° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km SW of Harrah, Washington · 15957 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15955 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.717 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.010 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.924 km S of Morton, Washington · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.06 km E of Carbonado, Washington · 15947 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 15946 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.96 km SSE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.924 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.75 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15941 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.711 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.911 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.210 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 15940 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15938 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 15938 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.09 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15938 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15937 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.235 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15936 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.22 km WSW of Chehalis, Washington · 15935 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.413 km SSW of South Cle Elum, Washington · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.613 km NNE of Cliffdell, Washington · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.66 km E of West Side Highway, Washington · 15930 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.93 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 15930 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.67 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 15929 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.913 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.53 km SSW of Puyallup, Washington · 15924 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 15919 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.11 km W of Crocker, Washington · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.61 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 15914 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.938 km S of Morton, Washington · 15911 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15911 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.81 km SSE of Castle Rock, Washington · 15910 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.7Washington · 15909 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.136 km S of Morton, Washington · 15909 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15908 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15908 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.636 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15908 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15907 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15907 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.539 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15906 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15906 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15904 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15904 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.82 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15902 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.17 km S of Onalaska, Washington · 15902 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.03 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.94 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15900 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.621 km ESE of Castle Rock, Washington · 15899 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.921 km ESE of Castle Rock, Washington · 15899 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 15959 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.825 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15962 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15965 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.622 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.00 km NE of Normandy Park, Washington · 15967 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15969 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15969 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.42 km S of Buckley, Washington · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.42 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.210 km ESE of Ravensdale, Washington · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.513 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15980 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.723 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15982 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.538 km S of Morton, Washington · 15985 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15985 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.413 km WSW of Greenwater, Washington · 15987 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.83 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15988 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10149773. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.