Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km SW of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Feb 19, 2003, 5:54 AM PST (13:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 30 km NE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-02-19 13:54:13 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.547° N, 121.771° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
53

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km N of Selah, Washington · 8624 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.115 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 8620 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.730 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8615 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.930 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 8615 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.516 km SE of Carbonado, Washington · 8607 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.715 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8597 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.411 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 8597 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.512 km WSW of White Swan, Washington · 8594 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.715 km SSW of Mossyrock, Washington · 8583 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km NE of Greenwater, Washington · 8632 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Lewisville, Washington · 8638 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNW of Tieton, Washington · 8640 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Lewisville, Washington · 8642 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.413 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8648 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.512 km SSW of Thorp, Washington · 8653 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.720 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 8653 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10579573. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.