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M2.1 earthquake 4 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington on Wed, Sep 5, 1990, 12:13 AM PDT (07:13 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km ESE of Esperance, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-09-05 07:13:21 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.833° N, 122.048° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km W of Quilcene, Washington · 13173 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.70 km ESE of Cottage Lake, Washington · 13167 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.117 km S of Glacier, Washington · 13164 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.99 km ENE of Hoodsport, Washington · 13163 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.0Washington · 13163 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13161 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.60 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13153 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.57 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 13148 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.621 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13146 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.83 km SW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13140 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.57 km N of Port Townsend, Washington · 13133 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.55 km NW of Federal Way, Washington · 13132 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.62 km SW of Rocky Point, Washington · 13126 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.52 km NNE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13120 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.71 km ESE of Esperance, Washington · 13117 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 13178 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.54 km W of Burley, Washington · 13178 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.47 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 13179 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSE of Bethel, Washington · 13179 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.95 km WSW of Black Diamond, Washington · 13180 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.02 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 13182 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.517 km SSW of Skykomish, Washington · 13185 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.61 km S of Normandy Park, Washington · 13188 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.812 km E of Carnation, Washington · 13193 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 13193 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.73 km E of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 13193 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.65 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.87 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 13197 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.73 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13197 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.82 km WNW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 13198 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.58 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13199 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.72 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13200 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.91 km ESE of Pacific, Washington · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10260993. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.