M2.2 earthquake 8 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Cashmere, Washington on Sat, Mar 24, 1990, 8:07 PM PST (04:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km NNW of Hartline, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-25 04:07:32 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.589° N, 120.413° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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
- 84°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.812 km NW of Malott, Washington · 13337 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.52 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 13335 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.813 km NNW of Hartline, Washington · 13333 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.79 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 13330 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.910 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13328 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 13322 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.88 km WSW of Chelan, Washington · 13320 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.69 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 13317 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.610 km W of Mattawa, Washington · 13314 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.69 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 13311 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.613 km W of Mansfield, Washington · 13310 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.86 km W of Entiat, Washington · 13308 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.26 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 13298 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.86 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 13298 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.83 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.61 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 13288 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.215 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13281 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 1.812 km SW of Entiat, Washington · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.7Washington · 13344 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.38 km WNW of Entiat, Washington · 13353 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.129 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 13364 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.09 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 13369 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10257843. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.