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M1.5 earthquake 17 km W of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km W of Packwood, Washington on Sat, Jan 15, 2005, 10:46 PM PST (06:46 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km WSW of Home, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2005-01-16 06:46:36 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.636° N, 121.889° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 192.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10625803. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.