Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km SSE of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Darrington, Washington on Tue, Aug 14, 1990, 1:21 PM PDT (20:21 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 21 km ESE of Darrington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-08-14 20:21:41 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.191° N, 121.563° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13197 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.86 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13195 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.65 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.75 km E of Deming, Washington · 13194 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.73 km E of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 13194 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.83 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 13193 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.812 km E of Carnation, Washington · 13193 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.517 km SSW of Skykomish, Washington · 13185 days ago · 95 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.02 km SSW of North Bend, Washington · 13182 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.00 km S of Sudden Valley, Washington · 13179 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.85 km SSW of Fall City, Washington · 13178 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.46 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.14 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13176 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.55 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13176 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.70 km ESE of Cottage Lake, Washington · 13167 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.117 km S of Glacier, Washington · 13164 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.0Washington · 13163 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.85 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13162 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.75 km E of Deming, Washington · 13158 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.60 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13153 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.935 km WSW of Twisp, Washington · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.57 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 13148 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.621 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 13148 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.51 km E of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13147 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.83 km SW of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13140 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13197 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.82 km WNW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 13199 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.72 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13200 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSW of Kendall, Washington · 13203 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.42 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 13208 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.539 km WNW of Granite Falls, Washington · 13210 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.715 km ENE of Skykomish, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13211 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.53 km E of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.53 km N of May Creek, Washington · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.33 km WSW of Kingston, Washington · 13213 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.03 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13215 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13219 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.51 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13226 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13227 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10263603. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.