M2.2 earthquake 9 km SE of Chelan Falls, Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Chelan Falls, Washington on Fri, Dec 14, 1990, 11:52 AM PST (19:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 14 km NW of Conconully, 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
- 1990-12-14 19:52:22 UTC
- Depth
- -0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.745° N, 119.894° 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 0.9 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.97 km WSW of George, Washington · 13074 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.44 km W of Entiat, Washington · 13049 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.413 km W of Entiat, Washington · 13042 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.59 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 13028 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.714 km NW of Conconully, Washington · 13026 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.56 km N of Waterville, Washington · 13025 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10269258. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.