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M1.6 earthquake 3 km S of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km S of Packwood, Washington on Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 11:15 AM PDT (18:15 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 17 km SW of Nile, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-07-24 18:15:56 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.578° N, 121.673° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 58 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.620 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 57 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 55 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.50 km NNW of Eatonville, Washington · 54 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.317 km SW of Nile, Washington · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.223 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 52 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.96 km SSE of Lea Hill, Washington · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.15 km WSW of Harrah, Washington · 42 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 57
  10. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 37 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.517 km SSE of White Swan, Washington · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.827 km N of Amboy, Washington · 29 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 24 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 23 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.820 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 17 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1,025
  20. 1.617 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.57 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.720 km E of Castle Rock, Washington · 6 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.725 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 3 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 47 hr ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.718 km N of Amboy, Washington · 26 hr ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 15 hr ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 1.69 km S of Mossyrock, Washington · 63 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.938 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 66 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.617 km SW of Nile, Washington · 76 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.511 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 86 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.69 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 87 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.81 km SSE of Easton, Washington · 89 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 32

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714060841. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.