Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km N of Keller, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km N of Keller, Washington on Sun, Mar 8, 1992, 12:58 AM PST (08:58 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-03-08 08:58:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.211° N, 118.721° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12626 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.97 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12620 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.725 km N of Keller, Washington · 12618 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.512 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12604 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.08 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12588 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.96 km W of Riverside, Washington · 12587 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12586 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.22 km W of Mansfield, Washington · 12583 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.03 km E of Davenport, Washington · 12578 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km SE of Electric City, Washington · 12627 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNW of Keller, Washington · 12627 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.314 km SW of Reardan, Washington · 12637 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10285958. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.