Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km N of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km N of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Apr 19, 2000, 3:23 PM PDT (22:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-04-19 22:23:09 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.794° N, 121.710° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.612 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9657 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9652 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.913 km SE of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9648 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.037 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9645 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.06 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 9639 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.55 km SW of Morton, Washington · 9634 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.23 km WSW of Klahanie, Washington · 9620 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 9616 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.73 km WSW of Elbe, Washington · 9613 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.018 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9611 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.512 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 9606 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.222 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9660 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.919 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9672 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10495528. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.