Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Mar 28, 1992, 3:50 AM PST (11:50 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-03-28 11:50:48 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.858° N, 121.767° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.710 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12598 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.74 km SE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12597 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.626 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12596 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12589 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.5Washington · 12582 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.814 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 12579 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12578 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12572 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 12571 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12571 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12571 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12566 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12554 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12551 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.52 km NW of Nile, Washington · 12549 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.51 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 12547 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.726 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 12608 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.726 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12609 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.86 km SW of Morton, Washington · 12610 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.821 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12610 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.96 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 12611 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.15 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 12611 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12612 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.612 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 12615 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12617 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.029 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12620 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.26 km S of Bucoda, Washington · 12622 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12624 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.723 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12625 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12625 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12627 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.627 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12628 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12628 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10290773. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.