Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km N of Hamilton, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km N of Hamilton, Washington on Tue, Apr 3, 1990, 4:37 AM PDT (11:37 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 4 km ENE 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
1990-04-03 11:37:11 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.618° N, 121.967° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.42 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.62 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13331 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.82 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13330 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13329 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.61 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13329 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.22 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 5.04 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.02 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.83 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.12 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.62 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.54 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.73 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.11 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.55 km N of Acme, Washington · 13321 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.77 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.813 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 13321 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.82 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.64 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.52 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.43 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13321 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.91 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.55 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.01 km W of Lyman, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.01 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.60 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.12 km SSE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.03 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.72 km SW of Kendall, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.52 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.54 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13320 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.83 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.78 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.92 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.83 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.72 km E of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.74 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.62 km ESE of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.22 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.94 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.54 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 13317 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.15 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.13 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.75 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.13 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.54 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.73 km E of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.52 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.90 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.14 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.03 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.52 km S of Kendall, Washington · 13332 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.023 km NNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13332 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.70 km NNW of Kendall, Washington · 13332 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.02 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.03 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.31 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13333 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.92 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13333 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.12 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13333 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.52 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13333 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.65 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13333 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.32 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13333 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.91 km NW of Lyman, Washington · 13342 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.4Puget Sound region, Washington · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.50 km ENE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 13347 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.17 km SSW of Aldergrove, Canada · 13350 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.83 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13350 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away

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