Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km ESE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Nov 27, 2002, 9:02 PM PST (05:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km NW of Yakima, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-11-28 05:02:15 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.556° N, 121.452° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
21

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km ENE of Mineral, Washington · 8704 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.522 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 8704 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.67 km WNW of Nile, Washington · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.516 km S of Morton, Washington · 8702 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.714 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.49 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 8697 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8694 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.827 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.54 km W of Ashford, Washington · 8688 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.75 km NE of Donald, Washington · 8684 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.95 km SE of Moxee City, Washington · 8679 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.13 km ENE of Donald, Washington · 8679 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.732 km S of Morton, Washington · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.22 km NW of Yakima, Washington · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 8657 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.720 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.512 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.49 km E of Yacolt, Washington · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.817 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8714 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8716 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.59 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8717 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.816 km NE of Klickitat, Washington · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.627 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 8731 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.533 km SSW of Packwood, Washington · 8737 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10584143. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.