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M2.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Yakima, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Yakima, Washington on Wed, Jul 29, 1992, 10:10 PM PDT (05:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1992-07-30 05:10:24 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.596° N, 120.493° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12471 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.920 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 12467 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.424 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12465 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.36 km NNE of Richland, Washington · 12458 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.422 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 12455 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.729 km N of Packwood, Washington · 12447 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.629 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 12441 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.823 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12441 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.627 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 12440 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.91 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12433 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.221 km SSE of Harrah, Washington · 12496 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.121 km SSW of Toppenish, Washington · 12499 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.511 km SSW of Kittitas, Washington · 12504 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.723 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 12505 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10299848. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.