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M2.3 earthquake 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Mon, Sep 7, 1992, 1:57 AM PDT (08:57 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SW of Roosevelt, 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
1992-09-07 08:57:15 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.239° N, 121.675° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 12443 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.68 km ENE of Ravensdale, Washington · 12431 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.68 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 12429 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.74 km W of Swede Heaven, WA · 12416 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.527 km ESE of Glacier, Washington · 12414 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.736 km SE of Agassiz, Canada · 12411 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.736 km SE of Agassiz, Canada · 12407 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.642 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 12397 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.02 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 12384 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12444 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.10 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 12446 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.3Washington · 12449 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.88 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 12452 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.739 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 12458 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.59 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 12459 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.626 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 12462 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.719 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12462 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.538 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 12470 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10294248. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.