Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km ESE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Darrington, Washington on Sat, Mar 21, 1992, 6:03 PM PST (02:03 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-03-22 02:03:56 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.206° N, 121.307° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
33

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. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12612 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.0Washington · 12606 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12606 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12602 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.62 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 12599 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.052 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 12598 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.94 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12597 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12591 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.76 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 12585 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.410 km W of Entiat, Washington · 12560 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12557 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.723 km E of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12613 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 12613 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12625 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12628 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.08 km W of Twisp, Washington · 12643 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10290113. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.