Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km W of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km W of Ault Field, Washington on Wed, May 13, 1992, 3:06 PM PDT (22:06 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km SW of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-05-13 22:06:19 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.335° N, 122.830° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
17

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12557 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.44 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12544 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.32 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 12533 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.114 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 12531 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.75 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 12530 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12529 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.98 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 12528 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.611 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12524 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12523 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.210 km N of Six Mile, Canada · 12521 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.75 km E of Ganges, Canada · 12521 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12521 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12518 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.32 km NE of Jamestown, Washington · 12512 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.912 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 12509 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.213 km WNW of Langford, Canada · 12506 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.20 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12501 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.11 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 12501 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.94 km S of Marietta, Washington · 12574 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.44 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12582 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 12583 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.76 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 12585 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10295183. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.