Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Thu, Feb 20, 1992, 2:37 AM PST (10:37 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1992-02-20 10:37:31 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.232° N, 121.661° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12641 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12630 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12628 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12627 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.47 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 12625 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.510 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12624 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12616 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12615 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.723 km E of Darrington, Washington · 12615 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.122 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12615 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12614 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.0Washington · 12608 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12608 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.64 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12607 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12607 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12604 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.62 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 12601 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.052 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 12600 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.94 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12599 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12598 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12597 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12593 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.76 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 12587 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12586 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12651 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.54 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12657 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.92 km SE of Bryant, Washington · 12668 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.55 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12670 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10288483. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.