Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington on Fri, Jun 15, 1990, 11:32 AM PDT (18:32 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km ENE of Deming, 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
1990-06-15 18:32:05 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.383° N, 122.247° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13258 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.74 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13258 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13256 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.14 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 13255 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.64 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13254 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13254 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13254 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13253 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.56 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 13253 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13248 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13248 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13247 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.51 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13247 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13247 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.63 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13246 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 13245 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13243 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13243 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13242 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13240 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13240 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.916 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13237 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13236 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13233 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13230 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13229 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13223 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.51 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 13223 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13221 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.516 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 13220 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 3.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13218 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.33 km WSW of Kingston, Washington · 13215 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.53 km N of May Creek, Washington · 13215 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 3.53 km E of Deming, Washington · 13214 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13213 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13213 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13213 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.517 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 13212 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.42 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 13211 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.54 km SSW of Kendall, Washington · 13206 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.58 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13201 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.82 km WNW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 13201 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13262 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.9Washington · 13264 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13264 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13268 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13269 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.814 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 13279 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13281 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13284 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13284 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.5Washington · 13287 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13287 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 13288 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.04 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13288 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13289 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.73 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10260183. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.