M2.5 earthquake 7 km W of Packwood, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Packwood, Washington on Mon, Oct 26, 1992, 10:10 PM PST (06:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-10-27 06:10:27 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.600° N, 121.768° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.02 · 9 stations |
| 2.5 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Packwood. Also felt in the Randle area.
From the USGS event page for uw10299383. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.514 km N of Naches, Washington · 12391 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12389 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.7Washington · 12375 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12375 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.520 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12373 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.621 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12373 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.911 km N of Naches, Washington · 12372 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.825 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12371 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12354 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.011 km N of Naches, Washington · 12347 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.57 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12341 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 3.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12395 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12411 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.65 km E of Black Diamond, Washington · 12413 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12416 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12418 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.811 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12418 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.310 km NNE of White Salmon, Washington · 12418 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12422 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10299383 (also filed as usp0005fy2). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.