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M2.0 earthquake 25 km SSE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Packwood, Washington on Fri, Sep 23, 1983, 10:06 PM PDT (05:06 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 25 km SSE of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-24 05:06:15 UTC
Depth
-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.401° N, 121.512° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.125 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 15702 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.625 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 15701 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15697 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.219 km S of Morton, Washington · 15696 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.914 km SW of Alder, Washington · 15694 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.43 km SSE of Ahtanum, Washington · 15693 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.63 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 15692 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15690 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 15684 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 15674 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.212 km NNE of La Center, Washington · 15667 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15666 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.112 km WNW of Amboy, Washington · 15666 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.026 km S of Morton, Washington · 15666 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.420 km E of Packwood, Washington · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15658 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.73 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.62 km N of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.9Washington · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.81 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.21 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15653 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.30 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.12 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.64 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.01 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.70 km W of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.43 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.52 km W of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.23 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15651 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15650 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15649 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 15648 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.24 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 15645 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.34 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 15644 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15709 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.310 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15713 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.211 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 15714 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.823 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.238 km S of Morton, Washington · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.227 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 15724 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.920 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 15732 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 15732 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15733 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10164228. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.