Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km SSW of Camano, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Camano, Washington on Mon, Mar 9, 1992, 6:42 AM PST (14:42 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-03-09 14:42:10 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.103° N, 122.555° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 12623 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.510 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12621 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.018 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 12616 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12614 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12613 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.723 km E of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.122 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12612 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.15 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 12612 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.0Washington · 12606 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.64 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12602 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.62 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 12599 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.94 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12597 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12591 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.76 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 12585 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 12583 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.44 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12582 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.94 km S of Marietta, Washington · 12574 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 12572 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Belfair, Washington · 12637 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.211 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12638 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12643 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.76 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 12648 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.77 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12649 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.910 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 12654 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.54 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12655 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10286323. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.