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M3.6 earthquake 1 km E of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Deming, Washington on Tue, May 22, 1990, 6:02 PM PDT (01:02 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-05-23 01:02:27 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.827° N, 122.194° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.6Md, durationPacific Northwest Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.06 · 13 stations
3.4mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · 1 stations

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

CL 3.6 (SEA). Felt (V) at Deming.

From the USGS event page for uw10260563. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 1.2 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13279 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.814 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 13277 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13267 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13266 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13262 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.9Washington · 13262 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13260 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13258 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13253 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.14 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 13252 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.64 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13251 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.56 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 13251 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13245 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.51 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13245 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13245 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.810 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 13243 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13240 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13239 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.916 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13235 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13234 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13227 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.5Washington · 13285 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13285 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 13286 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13286 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13287 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.73 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington · 13288 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.9Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.130 km NE of Anmore, Canada · 13291 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.64 km E of Deming, Washington · 13294 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13295 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.814 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13296 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.52 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13302 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.24 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13302 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.54 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.87 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13306 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.12 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13309 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10260563 (also filed as usp00049n1). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.