Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km N of Belfair, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Belfair, Washington on Sat, Jun 16, 1990, 7:41 AM PDT (14:41 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-16 14:41:10 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.502° N, 122.824° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13255 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.74 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13255 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.64 km S of Skokomish, Washington · 13249 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13243 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Bethel, Washington · 13240 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 13238 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13231 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.13 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 13228 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13227 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.13 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 13226 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.51 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.516 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 13218 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.12 km WSW of Normandy Park, Washington · 13216 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13215 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.34 km N of Vaughn, Washington · 13213 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.33 km WSW of Kingston, Washington · 13213 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.53 km N of May Creek, Washington · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13211 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.89 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 13209 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.517 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 13209 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.612 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 13208 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.42 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 13208 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.91 km ESE of Pacific, Washington · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.72 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13200 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.58 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13199 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.82 km WNW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 13198 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.73 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13197 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.90 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 13258 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13259 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13265 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.28 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 13270 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Burley, Washington · 13278 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.92 km ESE of Alder, Washington · 13278 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.03 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington · 13283 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13285 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10260483. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.