Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km WSW of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Packwood, Washington on Thu, Mar 19, 1992, 7:46 AM PST (15:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-03-19 15:46:13 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.544° N, 121.813° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 12611 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.821 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12610 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.86 km SW of Morton, Washington · 12610 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.726 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12609 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.726 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12608 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12606 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.710 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12598 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.74 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12597 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.626 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12596 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12589 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.5Washington · 12582 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.418 km SSW of Harrah, Washington · 12580 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.814 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 12579 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12578 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12572 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12571 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12571 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12566 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12617 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.029 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12620 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Bucoda, Washington · 12622 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12624 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.723 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12625 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12625 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12627 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.627 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12628 days ago · -2 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.19 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 12628 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12629 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12633 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.924 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12634 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.120 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12642 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.29 km S of Nile, Washington · 12642 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.827 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12644 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10289498. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.