Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km N of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km N of Packwood, Washington on Mon, Oct 9, 2000, 2:35 AM PDT (09:35 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km WSW of Packwood, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-10-09 09:35:36 UTC
Depth
-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.842° N, 121.662° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.231 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 9486 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.530 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9484 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.210 km E of Nile, Washington · 9482 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.627 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9481 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.5Washington · 9481 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.817 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 9477 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.012 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9477 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Seattle, WA · 9472 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9470 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9466 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9462 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.95 km ESE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 9460 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9457 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9457 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9453 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.6Washington · 9453 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9449 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.715 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9446 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9440 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9438 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.514 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 9430 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9430 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.715 km ENE of Greenwater, Washington · 9490 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.536 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9491 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.924 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.19 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 9493 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9494 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.6Washington · 9495 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.935 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.96 km S of Morton, Washington · 9496 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9496 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.513 km NNW of Morton, Washington · 9499 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.913 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.113 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9499 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.512 km WNW of Cliffdell, Washington · 9500 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.70 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 9501 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.524 km S of Morton, Washington · 9502 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.022 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9502 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9505 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.516 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 9506 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9506 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.719 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9507 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10504528. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.