Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km SSE of Glacier, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Glacier, Washington on Sun, Jul 8, 1990, 8:40 AM PDT (15:40 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km E of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-07-08 15:40:06 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.756° N, 121.859° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13233 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13226 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.51 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13219 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.53 km N of May Creek, Washington · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.53 km E of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.627 km SE of Hope, Canada · 13210 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.42 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 13208 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.821 km NNE of Mission, Canada · 13205 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.54 km SSW of Kendall, Washington · 13203 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.531 km NNW of Agassiz, Canada · 13201 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.73 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13197 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.87 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 13197 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13197 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.620 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13196 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.86 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13195 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.65 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.75 km E of Deming, Washington · 13194 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.00 km S of Sudden Valley, Washington · 13178 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.46 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.55 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13176 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13240 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 13243 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13244 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.51 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13244 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13245 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.56 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 13250 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13251 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.64 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.14 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 13252 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13253 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13257 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13259 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10261193. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.