Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2 km SW of Ault Field, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Ault Field, Washington on Fri, Aug 3, 1990, 12:19 PM PDT (19:19 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-08-03 19:19:05 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.319° N, 122.701° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SSW of Kendall, Washington · 13203 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.58 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13199 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.82 km WNW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 13199 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.73 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13197 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 13197 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13197 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.620 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13196 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.86 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13195 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.65 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.75 km E of Deming, Washington · 13194 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 13194 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.83 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 13193 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSE of Bethel, Washington · 13179 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.00 km S of Sudden Valley, Washington · 13179 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.46 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.14 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13176 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.55 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13176 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.221 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 13174 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.70 km ESE of Cottage Lake, Washington · 13167 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.117 km S of Glacier, Washington · 13164 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.0Washington · 13163 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.64 km NE of Ferndale, Washington · 13162 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.75 km E of Deming, Washington · 13158 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.60 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13153 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.833 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington · 13153 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.517 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 13209 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13211 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.53 km E of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.53 km N of May Creek, Washington · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.33 km WSW of Kingston, Washington · 13213 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13215 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.516 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 13218 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13219 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.51 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13226 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13227 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13231 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13234 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.916 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13234 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10260833. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.