Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington on Fri, Jun 22, 1990, 3:07 PM PDT (22:07 UTC), -1 km (-1 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-22 22:07:39 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.551° N, 121.915° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
108°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13245 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.51 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13245 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13245 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.63 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13244 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 13243 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13240 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13239 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.916 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13235 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13234 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13227 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13221 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.51 km SE of Snohomish, Washington · 13221 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13219 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.516 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 13218 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.33 km WSW of Kingston, Washington · 13213 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.53 km N of May Creek, Washington · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.53 km E of Deming, Washington · 13212 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.627 km SE of Hope, Canada · 13210 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.517 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 13210 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.42 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 13209 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.821 km NNE of Mission, Canada · 13206 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.54 km SSW of Kendall, Washington · 13204 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.82 km WNW of Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington · 13199 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.73 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13198 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.87 km SSE of Darrington, Washington · 13198 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13197 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.620 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13197 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.86 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13196 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.65 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.75 km E of Deming, Washington · 13195 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.73 km E of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Washington · 13194 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.83 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 13194 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13251 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.64 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.14 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 13253 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13254 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.74 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13256 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13258 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13260 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.9Washington · 13262 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13262 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13266 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13267 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13279 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10262808. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.