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M2.3 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Washington on Tue, Sep 1, 1992, 3:38 PM PDT (22:38 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km N of Naches, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-09-01 22:38:46 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.361° N, 121.784° 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
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12447 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.10 km NW of Carnation, Washington · 12445 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.712 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12445 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.511 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12445 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.023 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 12445 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.95 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12444 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.35 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 12444 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.52 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 12443 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.629 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 12441 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12441 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.627 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 12440 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.68 km ENE of Ravensdale, Washington · 12431 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.68 km E of McKenna, Washington · 12431 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.68 km SSW of May Creek, Washington · 12428 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.811 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 12418 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.622 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12418 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.726 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12416 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.65 km E of Black Diamond, Washington · 12413 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12411 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.512 km N of Naches, Washington · 12395 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.57 km W of Packwood, Washington · 12394 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.514 km N of Naches, Washington · 12391 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12452 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 12455 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.739 km NE of Skykomish, Washington · 12458 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.619 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12461 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.626 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 12461 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.719 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 12462 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12465 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12466 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12477 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12479 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10291423. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.