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M3.6 earthquake 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington on Wed, Jun 20, 1990, 9:49 PM PDT (04:49 UTC), 1 km (0 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
1990-06-21 04:49:57 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.838° N, 122.153° 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 · ±0.07 · 16 stations
3.6mb, 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 (III) at Acme and Deming. Also felt at Rockport and Four Corners. Felt mildly at Abbotsford, British Columbia.

From the USGS event page for uw10262313. 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 1.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
26

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10262313 (also filed as usp0004asp). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC.