Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km N of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km N of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Aug 9, 2000, 10:56 PM PDT (05:56 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 16 km NNE of Terrace Heights, 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
2000-08-10 05:56:49 UTC
Depth
-2.3 km (-1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.780° N, 121.651° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9550 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9547 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9544 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.710 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9536 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.810 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9536 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.517 km E of Ashford, Washington · 9535 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.433 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 9531 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9531 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.64 km ESE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9530 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9526 days ago · -3 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9526 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.827 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9524 days ago · -3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.017 km NNE of Cle Elum, Washington · 9523 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.718 km S of Morton, Washington · 9520 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.824 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9511 days ago · -3 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9511 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.02 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9510 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.52 km WNW of Des Moines, Washington · 9510 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.02 km W of Des Moines, Washington · 9510 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9510 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9509 days ago · -3 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.516 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 9509 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9508 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9505 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9505 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9504 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9503 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9502 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9502 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9499 days ago · -3 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.6Washington · 9498 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9497 days ago · -3 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9497 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.214 km NNW of Klickitat, Washington · 9495 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9494 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9493 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9551 days ago · -3 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.225 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 9552 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.68 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9553 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.91 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9554 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.52 km NNW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9554 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.52 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9555 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.72 km NW of Mossyrock, Washington · 9555 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9557 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.25 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9558 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.62 km S of DuPont, Washington · 9560 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.70 km NNE of Riverbend, Washington · 9560 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.0Washington · 9561 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.023 km SW of West Wenatchee, Washington · 9566 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.64 km NE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 9568 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.72 km W of Gig Harbor, Washington · 9579 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10503833. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.