Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km W of Brinnon, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km W of Brinnon, Washington on Wed, Mar 18, 1992, 12:43 PM PST (20:43 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km N of Bellevue, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-03-18 20:43:48 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.652° N, 123.138° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12614 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.15 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 12612 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12606 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.64 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12591 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 12583 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.44 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12582 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 12572 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12560 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12557 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.510 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12622 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.47 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 12623 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12625 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.56 km N of Belfair, Washington · 12637 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.211 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12639 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10289223. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.