M2.1 earthquake 25 km ENE of Packwood, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Packwood, Washington on Thu, Oct 18, 2001, 1:48 AM PDT (08:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km N of Naches, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-18 08:48:14 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.684° N, 121.360° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9105 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.76 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 9104 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.110 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 9093 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.619 km NNW of Bickleton, Washington · 9090 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.733 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 9086 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.617 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 9085 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.613 km N of Naches, Washington · 9084 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 9065 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.47 km NNW of La Grande, Washington · 9064 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10541468. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.