M2.1 earthquake 5 km WNW of Disautel, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Disautel, Washington on Sat, Mar 3, 1990, 3:44 AM PST (11:44 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km NNW of Hartline, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-03 11:44:59 UTC
- Depth
- -1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.378° N, 119.301° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.312 km WSW of Tonasket, Washington · 13353 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.7Washington · 13344 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Malott, Washington · 13337 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.813 km NNW of Hartline, Washington · 13333 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 13322 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.88 km WSW of Chelan, Washington · 13320 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.014 km S of Loomis, Washington · 13312 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.69 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 13311 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.613 km W of Mansfield, Washington · 13310 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10253123. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.