Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km W of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km W of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Apr 25, 1990, 2:24 AM PDT (09:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km SSW of Morton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-04-25 09:24:45 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.591° N, 121.796° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km W of Packwood, Washington · 13309 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13308 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13306 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13303 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13300 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13300 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.727 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13300 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13292 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.913 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 13286 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13286 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.224 km S of Morton, Washington · 13284 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.215 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13281 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13280 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.823 km S of Morton, Washington · 13279 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.92 km ESE of Alder, Washington · 13279 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13278 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13275 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13274 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13273 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13273 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13272 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.74 km E of Carson, Washington · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.94 km E of Carson, Washington · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.0Washington · 13271 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.526 km S of Morton, Washington · 13265 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13264 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.815 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 13264 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13259 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.6Washington · 13259 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.90 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13256 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13319 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13319 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.510 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13320 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.329 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.829 km SSW of White Swan, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.32 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13323 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.32 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13323 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13327 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13329 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13331 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10262738. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.