Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Apr 25, 1992, 1:40 PM PDT (20:40 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 25 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-04-25 20:40:19 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.867° N, 121.744° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
6

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12572 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 12571 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12571 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12571 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12566 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12559 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12554 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12551 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.52 km NW of Nile, Washington · 12549 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.51 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 12546 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12543 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.65 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 12543 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 12539 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.60 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 12533 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12532 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12528 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12522 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 12579 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.5Washington · 12582 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12588 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.626 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12596 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.74 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12597 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.710 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12598 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12604 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12606 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.726 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12607 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10290313. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.