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M2.1 earthquake 30 km NE of Anmore, Canada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 30 km NE of Anmore, Canada on Sun, May 13, 1990, 4:23 AM PDT (11:23 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km E of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-05-13 11:23:56 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
49.530° N, 122.584° W
Region
Canada
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 1.6 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.9Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13286 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 13285 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.5Washington · 13285 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13281 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13278 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.814 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 13277 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13266 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.14 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 13252 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.64 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13251 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13245 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.51 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13245 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13239 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13234 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km E of Deming, Washington · 13294 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.814 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13295 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.52 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13301 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.24 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13302 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.12 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13308 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.56 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.412 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 13312 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.34 km E of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.85 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.73 km E of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.54 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.13 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.75 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.13 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.15 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10257803. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.