Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 28 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Sun, May 12, 2002, 1:54 PM PDT (20:54 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-12 20:54:16 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.480° N, 121.341° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8910 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8908 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8908 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.87 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 8902 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.917 km S of White Swan, Washington · 8902 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.417 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8895 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.117 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8888 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.217 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8888 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.911 km NNW of Naches, Washington · 8887 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.624 km S of Morton, Washington · 8887 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.726 km S of Morton, Washington · 8881 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.531 km SW of Tampico, Washington · 8881 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.510 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.710 km NE of Cliffdell, Washington · 8880 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.72 km SW of Morton, Washington · 8878 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 8913 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.718 km SSW of Bickleton, Washington · 8917 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.518 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 8930 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8932 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.829 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10554013. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.