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M1.7 earthquake 15 km NNE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Packwood, Washington on Sat, Nov 18, 2000, 2:08 AM PST (10:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km ENE of Tanner, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2000-11-18 10:08:36 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.730° N, 121.568° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.616 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9447 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9444 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.713 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 9441 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.76 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 9441 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9438 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.514 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 9431 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.819 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9430 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.93 km W of Mirrormont, Washington · 9425 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.212 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9424 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.712 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 9424 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.526 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9422 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.326 km N of Packwood, Washington · 9405 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.96 km ENE of Tanner, Washington · 9404 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9399 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.74 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 9398 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.515 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9448 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.015 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 9449 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9449 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.62 km SW of Ravensdale, Washington · 9450 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 9454 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9454 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.4Washington · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.712 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 9457 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9458 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.729 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9463 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.72 km W of Issaquah, Washington · 9466 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9471 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10516933. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.