Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km ESE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Darrington, Washington on Thu, Jul 9, 1992, 9:39 PM PDT (04:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km W of Entiat, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-07-10 04:39:16 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.182° N, 121.388° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.20 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12502 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.11 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 12502 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.05 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12500 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12500 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.50 km WSW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12487 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.68 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 12483 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.8Washington · 12482 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.538 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 12471 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.66 km W of Entiat, Washington · 12467 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.719 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12463 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.626 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 12462 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.59 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 12460 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.739 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 12459 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.88 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 12452 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.3Washington · 12450 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.10 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 12446 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12445 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.35 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12444 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12505 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12519 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12522 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12529 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.75 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 12531 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10293218. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.