Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, May 7, 1992, 8:37 AM PDT (15:37 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-05-07 15:37:47 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.910° N, 121.940° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12564 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12562 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12561 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12557 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12556 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12553 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.52 km NW of Nile, Washington · 12551 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.51 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 12548 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12545 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.65 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 12545 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 12541 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.60 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 12535 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.32 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 12534 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12534 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12532 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12531 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12530 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12524 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.118 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12515 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12514 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12571 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12573 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12573 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 12573 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12574 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12580 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.814 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 12581 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12582 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.5Washington · 12584 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12586 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12590 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12597 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12598 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10293563. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.