M1.9 earthquake 18 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington on Sun, Jan 12, 1992, 9:17 PM PST (05:17 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 27 km SW of Princeton, Canada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-01-13 05:17:30 UTC
- Depth
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.685° N, 121.548° 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, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.618 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12680 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.717 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12676 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.14 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12674 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.92 km SE of Bryant, Washington · 12666 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.54 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12655 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12643 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 12626 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12625 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10285328. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.