Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington on Sat, Feb 8, 1992, 12:34 PM PST (20:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km W of Ault Field, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-02-08 20:34:42 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.309° N, 122.068° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12649 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.76 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 12649 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12644 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.211 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12639 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12626 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.47 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 12623 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.510 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12622 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12615 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12613 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.723 km E of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.122 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12612 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.0Washington · 12607 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12606 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.64 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12603 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.62 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 12599 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.052 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 12599 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.94 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12598 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12596 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km SE of Bryant, Washington · 12666 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.55 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12668 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.14 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12674 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.717 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12676 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.618 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12681 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.53 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12682 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.918 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12682 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10285528. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.