Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SE of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Des Moines, Washington on Sat, Jul 18, 1992, 2:59 PM PDT (21:59 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-07-18 21:59:25 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.388° N, 122.307° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
24

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.50 km WSW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12489 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 12488 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.07 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 12486 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12481 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12479 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12468 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12466 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.619 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12463 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12454 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.88 km SSE of Coupeville, Washington · 12454 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.3Washington · 12451 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.729 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12449 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.10 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 12447 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.712 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12447 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12447 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.023 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12447 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 12444 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.629 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 12443 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12442 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.627 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 12442 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 12503 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.20 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12503 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.58 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12507 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12507 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12515 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.118 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12516 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12520 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12523 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12525 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10296668. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.