Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Tue, Jul 7, 1992, 10:02 PM PDT (05:02 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 37 km NNE of Amboy, 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
1992-07-08 05:02:42 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.854° N, 121.749° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
165°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12505 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.511 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 12504 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.62 km SE of Des Moines, Washington · 12494 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12490 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 12486 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.07 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 12484 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.61 km SE of Yakima, Washington · 12483 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12479 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12477 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.834 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 12475 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12466 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12465 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12465 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12464 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.836 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12464 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12461 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12461 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.619 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12461 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 12455 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12451 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.3Washington · 12449 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.334 km NNE of Amboy, WA · 12449 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.729 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12446 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.10 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 12445 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.712 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12445 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12513 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.118 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12514 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12529 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12531 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12532 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.60 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 12534 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10292663. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.