Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20 km E of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km E of Packwood, Washington on Sat, Nov 5, 1983, 5:03 AM PST (13:03 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 1 km ESE of Gleed, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-05 13:03:24 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.607° N, 121.404° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15658 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.00 km NE of Roslyn, Washington · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.62 km N of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.9Washington · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.81 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.21 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.522 km S of Morton, Washington · 15653 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.30 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.12 km E of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.64 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.01 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.70 km W of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.43 km ENE of Gleed, Washington · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.52 km W of Selah, Washington · 15653 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.23 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.922 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 15652 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15651 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15650 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.34 km S of White Swan, Washington · 15649 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 15648 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.24 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 15645 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15645 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.34 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 15644 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.835 km S of Morton, Washington · 15644 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.8Washington · 15640 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.36 km SE of Black Diamond, Washington · 15640 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15639 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15639 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15638 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15638 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15638 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.32 km ESE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.17 km NE of Naches, Washington · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.214 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15632 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15632 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15627 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.826 km S of Morton, Washington · 15624 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15623 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15623 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15623 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15623 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 3.01 km N of Black Diamond, Washington · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.65 km E of Tanner, Washington · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.934 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 15619 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15617 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15615 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.739 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15615 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.239 km S of Morton, Washington · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15610 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.620 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 15607 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.712 km NNE of Ronald, Washington · 15605 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.026 km S of Morton, Washington · 15666 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15667 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 15674 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.13 km E of Cle Elum, Washington · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 15684 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15690 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.917 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10166213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.