Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Burley, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Burley, Washington on Fri, May 25, 1990, 10:00 PM PDT (05:00 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km ENE of Camano, 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
1990-05-26 05:00:21 UTC
Depth
42.2 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.431° N, 122.589° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13271 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.28 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 13270 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13265 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13264 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13260 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.90 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 13258 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.65 km N of Belfair, Washington · 13256 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.70 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13255 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.74 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13255 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.64 km S of Skokomish, Washington · 13249 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13245 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.63 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13243 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.64 km WSW of Bethel, Washington · 13240 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 13238 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13231 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.13 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 13229 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13227 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.13 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 13227 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13225 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.51 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.827 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13219 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.627 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13219 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km ESE of Alder, Washington · 13279 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13279 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.03 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington · 13284 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13285 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13285 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 13288 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.35 km E of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 13299 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.727 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13299 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.82 km N of Kingston, Washington · 13303 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10262088. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.