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M 4.8 earthquake — 9 km NW of Packwood, Washington

November 23, 1959 · USGS event ushis2421

Magnitude
4.8 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
9 km NW of Packwood, Washington
Coordinates
46.667, -121.750

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Other earthquakes in Washington around this time

M 4.7 · 11 km ENE of Fern Prairie, WashingtonAugust 4, 1959M 4.6 · 2 km SSE of Bangor Trident Base, WashingtonSeptember 10, 1960M 4.8 · 26 km NE of Yacolt, WashingtonSeptember 16, 1961M 5.1 · 28 km ENE of Amboy, WashingtonSeptember 17, 1961M 4.5 · 7 km N of Fern Prairie, WashingtonNovember 7, 1961M 5.0 · 6 km W of Conway, WashingtonJanuary 26, 1957

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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