Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NE of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NE of North Bend, Washington on Sat, May 30, 1992, 7:09 AM PDT (14:09 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-05-30 14:09:06 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.532° N, 121.744° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km N of Ames Lake, Washington · 12533 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.32 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 12533 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.923 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12531 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.75 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 12530 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.621 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12530 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.51 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12529 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.62 km N of Manchester, Washington · 12522 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.30 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12521 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.52 km SSW of Everett, Washington · 12518 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.118 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12513 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12513 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12505 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.58 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12504 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.517 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12503 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.20 km NNE of Picnic Point, Washington · 12501 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.11 km SE of Esperance, Washington · 12501 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.05 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12499 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12499 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.62 km SE of Des Moines, Washington · 12494 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.50 km WSW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12486 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.73 km SW of White Center, Washington · 12486 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.07 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 12484 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12543 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.44 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12543 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.52 km NW of Nile, Washington · 12549 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.52 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12551 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.516 km SSW of Cashmere, Washington · 12556 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12557 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12566 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.64 km ENE of Allyn, Washington · 12572 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.59 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12572 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10300923. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.