Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km N of Ames Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km N of Ames Lake, Washington on Tue, Jun 9, 1992, 12:27 AM PDT (07:27 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km W of Bainbridge Island, 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
1992-06-09 07:27:54 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.639° N, 121.967° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 12532 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.75 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 12530 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12528 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.98 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 12527 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12522 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12521 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12518 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.118 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12513 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12512 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.32 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 12512 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12504 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.58 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12504 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.517 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12502 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.20 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12501 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.11 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 12501 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.05 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12499 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12499 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.62 km SE of Des Moines, Washington · 12494 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.50 km WSW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12486 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 12485 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.07 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 12483 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12478 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12476 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 12543 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12543 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.44 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12543 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12551 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12554 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12557 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10293733. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.