Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km W of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km W of Burley, Washington on Wed, Jul 4, 1990, 8:18 AM PDT (15:18 UTC), 22 km (14 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
1990-07-04 15:18:58 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.419° N, 122.692° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13231 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.13 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 13229 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13228 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.13 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 13227 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13225 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13221 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.51 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 13221 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.12 km WSW of Normandy Park, Washington · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13216 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13215 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.34 km N of Vaughn, Washington · 13213 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.33 km WSW of Kingston, Washington · 13213 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.53 km N of May Creek, Washington · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13211 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.89 km S of Carbonado, Washington · 13210 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.612 km N of Mossyrock, Washington · 13209 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.012 km S of Ashford, Washington · 13208 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.91 km ESE of Pacific, Washington · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.72 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13201 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.58 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13199 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.82 km WNW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 13199 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.73 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13198 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.73 km E of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 13194 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.83 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 13194 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.812 km E of Carnation, Washington · 13194 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 13189 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.723 km N of Packwood, Washington · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.517 km SSW of Skykomish, Washington · 13185 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.02 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 13183 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.95 km WSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 13181 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.64 km SSE of Bethel, Washington · 13180 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.224 km N of Packwood, Washington · 13180 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.47 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 13179 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Bethel, Washington · 13240 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13244 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13246 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.64 km S of Skokomish, Washington · 13250 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.74 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13255 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.70 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13256 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.65 km N of Belfair, Washington · 13257 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.90 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 13258 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13260 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13264 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13266 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10260348. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.