Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km S of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km S of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Nov 12, 2003, 7:31 PM PST (03:31 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-11-13 03:31:59 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.405° N, 121.614° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8357 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.514 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 8342 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.813 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 8336 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.910 km SW of Nile, Washington · 8335 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.0Washington · 8334 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.82 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 8328 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8318 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 8316 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 8312 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.62 km W of Selah, Washington · 8307 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.67 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 8366 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.75 km S of Ahtanum, Washington · 8377 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.715 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 8381 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.543 km WNW of Trout Lake, Washington · 8382 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10590568. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.