M1.7 earthquake 0 km WSW of McCleary, Washington
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of McCleary, Washington on Sun, Oct 4, 1992, 5:26 AM PDT (12:26 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 15 km NNE of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-10-04 12:26:57 UTC
- Depth
- 41.8 km (26.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.050° N, 123.277° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10292293. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.