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M1.9 earthquake 17 km SSW of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Packwood, Washington on Sat, May 12, 2001, 8:00 PM PDT (03:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km NNE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-05-13 03:00:27 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.462° N, 121.753° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9246 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.912 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9232 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.114 km ESE of Ashford, Washington · 9232 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.311 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9223 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 20
  5. 1.616 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 9220 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.821 km NNW of Amboy, Washington · 9219 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.915 km ENE of Packwood, Washington · 9212 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.524 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 9274 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.99 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9275 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9275 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.023 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 9276 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9279 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.019 km E of West Side Highway, Washington · 9288 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.65 km ESE of Wilkeson, Washington · 9288 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.79 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9289 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.23 km ESE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.38 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 9290 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.63 km SSE of Gleed, Washington · 9290 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.227 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 9290 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.010 km NE of Nile, Washington · 9291 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.59 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 9292 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.618 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9293 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9295 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.423 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 9298 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10524803. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.