Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 12 km WSW of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Packwood, Washington on Sat, Jan 14, 1989, 12:26 AM PST (08:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km W of Dash Point, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1989-01-14 08:26:40 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.553° N, 121.811° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 13767 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.733 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 13765 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13764 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.78 km N of Packwood, Washington · 13762 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13761 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.738 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13759 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13756 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13743 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13738 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13738 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13737 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.02 km W of Dash Point, Washington · 13735 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13729 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13728 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13727 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.012 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13773 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.911 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13788 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.535 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13788 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.621 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13792 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.631 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 13800 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10240813 (also filed as usp0003qve). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.