Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NNE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Deming, Washington on Sat, Apr 14, 1990, 3:23 AM PDT (10:23 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km E of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Peaceful Valley forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-04-14 10:23:17 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.863° N, 122.182° 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 19.3 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.43 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.91 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.55 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.01 km W of Lyman, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.01 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.60 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.12 km SSE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.03 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.72 km SW of Kendall, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.52 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.54 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13319 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.83 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.78 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.92 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.83 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.72 km E of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.74 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.62 km ESE of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.22 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.94 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13316 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.15 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.13 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.75 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.13 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.54 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.73 km E of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.85 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.76 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13313 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 3.34 km E of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.412 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 13313 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.13 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.56 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.91 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13310 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 3.12 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13309 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.87 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13306 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.54 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.24 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13302 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.52 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13302 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.814 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13296 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13295 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.64 km E of Deming, Washington · 13294 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.130 km NE of Anmore, Canada · 13291 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.9Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.73 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington · 13288 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13287 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.82 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.813 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.77 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.55 km N of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.11 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.73 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.54 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.62 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.12 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.83 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.02 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 5.04 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.22 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.61 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13329 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13329 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.82 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13329 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10258343. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.