Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km NW of Lofall, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Lofall, Washington on Wed, Mar 11, 1992, 8:38 AM PST (16:38 UTC), 54 km (33 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-03-11 16:38:11 UTC
Depth
53.6 km (33.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.858° N, 122.732° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.510 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12621 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.018 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 12616 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12614 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12613 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12612 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.15 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 12611 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.0Washington · 12606 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.64 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12602 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.94 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12597 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12591 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 12582 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.44 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12582 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.94 km S of Marietta, Washington · 12574 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 12571 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12625 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12628 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.56 km N of Belfair, Washington · 12636 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.211 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12638 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12643 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.76 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 12648 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.77 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12649 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10286808. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC.