Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Mar 7, 1992, 4:46 AM PST (12:46 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km N of Bellevue, 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
1992-03-07 12:46:48 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.857° N, 121.712° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12627 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12627 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.723 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12626 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12626 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Bucoda, Washington · 12623 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12622 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12620 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.029 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12620 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12618 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.612 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 12616 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12613 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.15 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 12613 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 12613 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.821 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12612 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.86 km SW of Morton, Washington · 12611 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.726 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12611 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.726 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12609 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12608 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12607 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12606 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.710 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12599 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.74 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12599 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.626 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12597 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12597 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12597 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12590 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12585 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.5Washington · 12584 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12582 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.814 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 12581 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12579 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12574 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12573 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12573 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.627 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12629 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12630 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12631 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12634 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12636 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.120 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12644 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.29 km S of Nile, Washington · 12644 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.827 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12646 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12651 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12652 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12655 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10285613. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.