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M1.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington on Sun, Mar 22, 1992, 2:27 PM PST (22:27 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km N of Bellevue, 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
1992-03-22 22:27:40 UTC
Depth
87.2 km (54.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
47.668° N, 121.489° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 12612 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.821 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12610 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.726 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12609 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.0Washington · 12606 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12606 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.21 km N of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12605 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.54 km NE of Conway, Washington · 12602 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.62 km NW of Rockport, Washington · 12599 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.052 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 12598 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.94 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 12597 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.626 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12596 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.01 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12596 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.66 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 12595 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.60 km WSW of Brier, Washington · 12591 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.13 km ENE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 12584 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 12583 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.5Washington · 12582 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 12580 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12578 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.58 km SSW of Sultan, Washington · 12569 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.318 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 12566 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.024 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12562 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 12560 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.425 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.410 km W of Entiat, Washington · 12560 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12560 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.95 km S of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12557 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.516 km SSW of Cashmere, Washington · 12556 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12555 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.625 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12554 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.122 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.723 km E of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12613 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.69 km NW of Entiat, Washington · 12613 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12617 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.029 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12620 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.47 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 12623 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12624 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.723 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12625 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12625 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12625 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12627 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.627 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12628 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12628 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12629 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12633 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.924 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12634 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10290198. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.