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M2.0 earthquake 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Darrington, Washington on Mon, Jul 13, 1992, 5:24 AM PDT (12:24 UTC), 2 km (2 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-07-13 12:24:20 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.231° N, 121.665° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 35.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12500 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.50 km WSW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12487 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 12486 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.68 km ESE of Alger, Washington · 12483 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.8Washington · 12482 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.538 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 12470 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.719 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12462 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.626 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 12462 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.59 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 12459 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.739 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 12458 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.88 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 12452 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.3Washington · 12449 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.10 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 12446 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12444 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.35 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12444 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 12443 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 12501 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.20 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12501 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.517 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12503 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.58 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12505 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.912 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 12510 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12519 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12522 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12523 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.611 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12524 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.98 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 12528 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12529 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10294443. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.