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M1.8 earthquake 25 km NE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Ashford, Washington on Thu, Nov 19, 1992, 2:11 AM PST (10:11 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17 km SW of Skykomish, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-11-19 10:11:23 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.891° N, 121.754° 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 2.9 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 12355 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.011 km N of Naches, Washington · 12348 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.57 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12341 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.53 km SSW of Mirrormont, Washington · 12331 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.81 km SSW of Sammamish, Washington · 12330 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 12322 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.417 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 12322 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.917 km SW of Skykomish, Washington · 12321 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.937 km S of Morton, Washington · 12320 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.09 km S of Morton, Washington · 12319 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km N of Naches, Washington · 12373 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.621 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12374 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.520 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12374 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12375 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.7Washington · 12376 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12390 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.514 km N of Naches, Washington · 12392 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.57 km W of Packwood, Washington · 12395 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12396 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10305428. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.