Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km SE of Bryant, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Bryant, Washington on Tue, Jan 28, 1992, 8:36 AM PST (16:36 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km W of Ault Field, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-01-28 16:36:39 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.224° N, 122.131° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 22.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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. 1.54 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12655 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.77 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12648 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.76 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 12648 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12643 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.211 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12638 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.56 km N of Belfair, Washington · 12636 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12628 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12625 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.47 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 12623 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.510 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12621 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.018 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 12616 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12614 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12613 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.723 km E of Darrington, Washington · 12612 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.122 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12612 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12612 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.0Washington · 12606 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12667 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.14 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12674 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.717 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12675 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.618 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12680 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12681 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.918 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12681 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.92 km WSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 12689 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10288903. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.