M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington on Tue, Jan 14, 1992, 7:51 AM PST (15:51 UTC), -1 km (0 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
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-01-14 15:51:04 UTC
- Depth
- -0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.684° N, 121.532° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 15.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.717 km NNW of Marblemount, Washington · 12676 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.14 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12675 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.92 km SE of Bryant, Washington · 12667 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 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 · 12644 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.742 km SSE of Princeton, Canada · 12628 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.427 km SW of Princeton, Canada · 12627 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12626 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 uw10285563. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.