M4.1 earthquake 6 km S of Walla Walla East, Washington
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 6 km S of Walla Walla East, Washington on Tue, Jul 14, 1992, 1:01 PM PDT (20:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (Md, duration), light
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-07-14 20:01:51 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.993° N, 118.309° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.08 · 35 stations |
| 4.1 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at College Place and Prescott; (III) at Dixie and Walla Walla; (II) at Waitsburg, Washington. Felt (IV) at Milton-Freewater and Weston; (III) at Adams, Athena, Helix and Pilot Rock; (II) at Ukiah, Oregon.
From the USGS event page for uw10295113. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 2.6 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 183°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.010 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 12493 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.85 km SSW of College Place, Washington · 12477 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.917 km NW of Pomeroy, Washington · 12469 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.86 km N of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 12467 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.36 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 12460 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.614 km N of Touchet, Washington · 12459 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10295113 (also filed as usp0005auv). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.