Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km ENE of Allyn, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Allyn, Washington on Fri, May 1, 1992, 6:43 PM PDT (01:43 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km SSW of Sultan, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-05-02 01:43:42 UTC
Depth
48.3 km (30.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.398° N, 122.771° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12566 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12557 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12554 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12551 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12543 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.65 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 12543 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.60 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 12533 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.32 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 12532 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12528 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.98 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 12527 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12522 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12521 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12518 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.118 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12513 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12512 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.32 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 12512 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12572 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12578 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.5Washington · 12582 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 12583 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12591 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10291248. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.