Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington on Sun, Jan 26, 1992, 8:08 PM PST (04:08 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km SSE of Quilcene, 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
1992-01-27 04:08:32 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.565° N, 121.779° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km SE of Bryant, Washington · 12666 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12660 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.54 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12655 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.910 km WNW of Belfair, Washington · 12655 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12653 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.628 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12651 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.624 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12649 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.77 km WNW of Picnic Point, Washington · 12649 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.76 km SSE of Quilcene, Washington · 12648 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.827 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12644 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12643 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.120 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12642 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.56 km N of Belfair, Washington · 12637 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.924 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12634 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.721 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12633 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.822 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12629 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.212 km E of Tanner, Washington · 12628 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.627 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12628 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12627 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.6Puget Sound region, Washington · 12626 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12625 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.38 km SSW of Camano, Washington · 12625 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.723 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12625 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12624 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.47 km NW of Lofall, Washington · 12623 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12620 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.029 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12619 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12617 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.115 km NNE of May Creek, Washington · 12613 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.723 km E of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.122 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12613 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.610 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 12612 days ago · 87 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.15 km NNE of Key Center, Washington · 12612 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.821 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12610 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.726 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12609 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.524 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12672 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.14 km SW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12674 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.15 km WNW of Wauna, Washington · 12676 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.720 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12678 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12681 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.523 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12685 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.92 km WSW of Ames Lake, Washington · 12689 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10288543. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.