Washington earthquakes

M0.8 earthquake 26 km NNE of Packwood, Washington

A magnitude 0.8 earthquake struck 26 km NNE of Packwood, Washington on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 9:30 PM PDT (04:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
0.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 04:30:06 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.837° N, 121.572° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 20 hr ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.110 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 9 hr ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.80 km SSE of Kapowsin, Washington · 4 hr ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 2 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.03 km ESE of East Renton Highlands, Washington · 2 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 3 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.14 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 7 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.57 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.710 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.617 km SSW of Nile, Washington · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.14 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 20 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.632 km N of Amboy, Washington · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.68 km E of Ashford, Washington · 24 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.520 km S of Packwood, Washington · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.61 km NNE of Maple Valley, Washington · 24 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.78 km E of Ashford, Washington · 32 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.48 km E of Ashford, Washington · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw714106591. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.