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M1.8 earthquake 29 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Sun, Apr 14, 2002, 1:20 PM PDT (20:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km SSE of Carbonado, 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
2002-04-14 20:20:13 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.484° N, 121.330° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8929 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8927 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSW of Bickleton, Washington · 8914 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.05 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8910 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.128 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8907 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8907 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8906 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.87 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 8899 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.917 km S of White Swan, Washington · 8899 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8897 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.911 km NNW of Naches, Washington · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 8884 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.726 km S of Morton, Washington · 8879 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.510 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.710 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8877 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8939 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.511 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8942 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.58 km S of Morton, Washington · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.710 km S of Morton, Washington · 8955 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.614 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.811 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8965 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10553243. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.