Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km ENE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Deming, Washington on Mon, May 21, 1990, 8:38 PM PDT (03:38 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-05-22 03:38:07 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.834° N, 122.184° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13281 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13278 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.814 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 13276 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13266 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13265 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13262 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.9Washington · 13261 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13259 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13257 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13253 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.14 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 13252 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.64 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13251 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.56 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 13250 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13245 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.51 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13244 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13244 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.810 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 13243 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13240 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.916 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13234 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13233 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13226 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.5Washington · 13285 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13285 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 13285 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.04 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13285 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13286 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.73 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington · 13287 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.9Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.130 km NE of Anmore, Canada · 13291 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.64 km E of Deming, Washington · 13293 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13294 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.814 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13295 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.52 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13301 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.24 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13302 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.54 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.87 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13305 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.12 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13308 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.91 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13309 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10260323. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.