Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ENE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Deming, Washington on Fri, Apr 20, 1990, 10:29 PM PDT (05:29 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-04-21 05:29:28 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.840° N, 122.166° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km E of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.412 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 13314 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13313 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.13 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13313 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.56 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.91 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13311 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.12 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13310 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.87 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13307 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.54 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 13307 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.24 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13304 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.52 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13303 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13298 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.814 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13297 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13296 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.64 km E of Deming, Washington · 13295 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.130 km NE of Anmore, Canada · 13293 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13291 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13291 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.9Washington · 13291 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.73 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13288 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 13287 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13287 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.5Washington · 13287 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13284 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 3.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13283 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.814 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 13278 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13268 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13267 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13264 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.9Washington · 13264 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13261 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13259 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13255 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13315 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.85 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.54 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.13 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.75 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.13 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.15 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.94 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.22 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.74 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.72 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.83 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.92 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10261138. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.