Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 27 km N of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km N of Packwood, Washington on Mon, Sep 4, 2000, 11:56 PM PDT (06:56 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 31 km NE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-09-05 06:56:23 UTC
Depth
-2.8 km (-1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.857° N, 121.682° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km SSE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9521 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.017 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington · 9520 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 9517 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9507 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9507 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9502 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9500 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9494 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9494 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9490 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.526 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9487 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.210 km E of Nile, Washington · 9482 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.5Washington · 9481 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9478 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9478 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9466 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9523 days ago · -3 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9527 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9528 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.433 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9528 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.517 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9532 days ago · -3 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.810 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9532 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.710 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9533 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.52 km SE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9534 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9541 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9544 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.819 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9547 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9548 days ago · -3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.225 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 9549 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9550 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.91 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9551 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10502383. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.