Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington on Thu, Apr 23, 1992, 4:54 AM PDT (11:54 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km SSW of Sultan, 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
1992-04-23 11:54:17 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.626° N, 122.193° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12578 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12572 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 12571 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12566 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12560 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12557 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12554 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12551 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.44 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12543 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12543 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.65 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 12543 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.60 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 12533 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.32 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 12532 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.75 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 12530 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12528 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.98 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 12527 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.611 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12524 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12522 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12521 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Washington · 12582 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 12582 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12591 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.626 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12596 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.94 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12597 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12602 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12606 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.0Washington · 12606 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.726 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12609 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10289978. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.