M1.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Connell, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Connell, Washington on Mon, May 4, 1992, 1:34 PM PDT (20:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 20 km NNW of Benton City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-05-04 20:34:47 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.619° N, 118.919° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 256°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.920 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 12556 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.76 km NNE of Lind, Washington · 12551 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Irrigon, Oregon · 12541 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10292518. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.