M2.3 earthquake 5 km SW of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Packwood, Washington on Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 11:57 PM PDT (06:57 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km NW of Cliffdell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.33	ML, local (Richter)	Pacific Northwest Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.13320444654988606 · 31 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.043 · 72 stations

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62230362 (also filed as us6000slyb). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.