Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NNW of Keller, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Keller, Washington on Sat, Mar 7, 1992, 8:58 PM PST (04:58 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km NNW of Keller, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-03-08 04:58:03 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.177° N, 118.740° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 45.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SE of Electric City, Washington · 12627 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.914 km N of Keller, Washington · 12627 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.311 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12627 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.97 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12621 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.725 km N of Keller, Washington · 12618 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.512 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12604 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.08 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12589 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.96 km W of Riverside, Washington · 12587 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12586 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.22 km W of Mansfield, Washington · 12584 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.03 km E of Davenport, Washington · 12579 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.314 km SW of Reardan, Washington · 12637 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10285903. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.