Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NNE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Packwood, Washington on Sat, Sep 21, 1985, 11:55 AM PDT (18:55 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 21 km S of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-21 18:55:39 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.630° N, 121.655° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14973 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.5Washington · 14971 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.728 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14971 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.528 km NE of Trout Lake, Washington · 14970 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.68 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 14965 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.523 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 14960 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14958 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.64 km SE of Packwood, Washington · 14957 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.138 km S of Morton, Washington · 14955 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.810 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14949 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14946 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.6Washington · 14944 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.013 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 14939 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14937 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.038 km S of Morton, Washington · 14937 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.313 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.921 km S of Morton, Washington · 14925 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.639 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14989 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14990 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14992 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.829 km S of Morton, Washington · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14993 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.52 km SW of Des Moines, Washington · 14994 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.5Washington · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.813 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 14999 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15004 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.715 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15011 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 15012 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.811 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 15012 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10195343. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.