Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km SW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Darrington, Washington on Sat, May 30, 1992, 1:18 AM PDT (08:18 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-05-30 08:18:36 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.227° N, 121.648° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NE of North Bend, Washington · 12544 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.60 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 12534 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.32 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 12533 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.114 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 12531 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.75 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 12531 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12529 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.98 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 12528 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.611 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12525 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12523 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12522 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12519 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.912 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington · 12510 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.58 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12505 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.517 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12503 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.20 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12502 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.11 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 12502 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.05 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12500 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12500 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.50 km WSW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12487 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 12486 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12552 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12558 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12561 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12561 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12570 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10300853. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.