Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington on Wed, May 13, 1992, 5:18 PM PDT (00:18 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 18 km NE of Ashford, 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
1992-05-14 00:18:20 UTC
Depth
-1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.832° N, 121.737° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12551 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.52 km NW of Nile, Washington · 12549 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.51 km WSW of Morton, Washington · 12547 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12543 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.65 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 12543 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.627 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 12539 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.60 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 12533 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.936 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12532 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12531 days ago · -2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12529 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.118 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12513 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12513 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12505 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.58 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12504 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.511 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 12504 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12566 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12571 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.136 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12572 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12572 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12578 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.814 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 12580 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.5Washington · 12582 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12589 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10295228. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.