Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km S of Marietta, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km S of Marietta, Washington on Wed, Apr 29, 1992, 7:19 AM PDT (14:19 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km SW of Darrington, 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
1992-04-29 14:19:56 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.747° N, 122.578° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12562 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.44 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12546 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.114 km SW of Marietta, Washington · 12533 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.75 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 12532 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.98 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 12530 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.611 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12526 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.210 km N of Six Mile, Canada · 12523 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.75 km E of Ganges, Canada · 12523 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12523 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12520 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12584 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 12585 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.76 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 12587 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.94 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12600 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.62 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 12601 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12605 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10290678. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.