M1.9 earthquake 11 km W of Entiat, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km W of Entiat, Washington on Tue, Sep 22, 1992, 10:44 PM PDT (05:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km N of Naches, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-09-23 05:44:10 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.678° N, 120.366° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12424 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.642 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 12399 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12397 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.514 km N of Naches, Washington · 12393 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Waterville, Washington · 12377 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.911 km N of Naches, Washington · 12374 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 1.68 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 12431 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.91 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12435 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.65 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 12437 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.74 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 12457 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10298973. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.