M2.1 earthquake 21 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington on Tue, Jul 14, 1992, 4:30 AM PDT (11:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km WSW of Irrigon, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-07-14 11:30:08 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.213° N, 120.448° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.221 km SSE of Harrah, Washington · 12496 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.61 km SE of Yakima, Washington · 12483 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.98 km WSW of Irrigon, Oregon · 12474 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.91 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12471 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.920 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 12467 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.36 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 12458 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 12455 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10294998. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.