M1.9 earthquake 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Sat, Jan 18, 1992, 1:30 AM PST (09:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km WNW of Waterville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-01-18 09:30:54 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.685° N, 120.120° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.44 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 12671 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.36 km S of Chelan Falls, Washington · 12658 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.08 km W of Twisp, Washington · 12643 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.99 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 12633 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.53 km SE of Electric City, Washington · 12627 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10286728. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.