Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km N of Naches, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km N of Naches, Washington on Thu, Oct 29, 1992, 8:35 PM PST (04:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-10-30 04:35:00 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.857° N, 120.697° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
14

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. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12389 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.7Washington · 12375 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12375 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.711 km SSE of Waterville, Washington · 12375 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.520 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12373 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.621 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12373 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.911 km N of Naches, Washington · 12372 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.825 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12371 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.011 km N of Naches, Washington · 12347 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.67 km NW of George, Washington · 12341 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.57 km W of Packwood, Washington · 12394 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12395 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12411 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12416 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12418 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.811 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12418 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10299913. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.