M2.2 earthquake 21 km SSE of Harrah, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Harrah, Washington on Thu, Jul 16, 1992, 10:37 PM PDT (05:37 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km WSW of Irrigon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-07-17 05:37:21 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.211° N, 120.488° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 36
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
- 2.61 km SE of Yakima, Washington · 12483 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.98 km WSW of Irrigon, Oregon · 12474 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.91 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12471 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.920 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 12467 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.36 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 12458 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 12455 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10295983. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.