Washington earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington on Sat, Feb 15, 1992, 1:33 AM PST (09:33 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km W of Ault Field, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-02-15 09:33:08 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.777° N, 122.832° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12638 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Belfair, Washington · 12636 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12625 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.47 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 12623 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.510 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12621 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.018 km W of Brinnon, Washington · 12616 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.511 km W of Ault Field, Washington · 12614 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12613 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.15 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 12611 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.64 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12602 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12591 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12649 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.910 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 12654 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.54 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12655 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.92 km SE of Bryant, Washington · 12666 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.55 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12667 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.14 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12674 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.15 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 12676 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10286873. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.