Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Packwood, Washington on Fri, Oct 2, 1992, 9:07 PM PDT (04:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km N of Naches, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-10-03 04:07:37 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.690° N, 121.578° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12418 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12416 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Black Diamond, Washington · 12413 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12411 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12395 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.57 km W of Packwood, Washington · 12394 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.514 km N of Naches, Washington · 12391 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12389 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.7Washington · 12375 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12375 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.520 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12373 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.621 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12373 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.911 km N of Naches, Washington · 12372 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.825 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12371 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.310 km NNE of White Salmon, Washington · 12418 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12422 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.68 km E of McKenna, Washington · 12431 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Ravensdale, Washington · 12431 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.91 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12433 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.627 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 12440 days ago · -2 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12441 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.629 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 12441 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.023 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12445 days ago · -2 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12445 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.712 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12445 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.729 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12447 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10292003. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.