Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km W of Kendall, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km W of Kendall, Washington on Wed, Apr 4, 1990, 12:44 AM PDT (07:44 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-04-04 07:44:39 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.914° N, 122.173° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13329 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13329 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.61 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13329 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.22 km E of Deming, Washington · 13321 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 5.04 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.02 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.83 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.12 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.62 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.54 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.73 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.11 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.55 km N of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.77 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.813 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.82 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.64 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.52 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.43 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.91 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.55 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.01 km W of Lyman, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.01 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.60 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.12 km SSE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.03 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.72 km SW of Kendall, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.52 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.54 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13319 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.83 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.78 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.92 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.83 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.72 km E of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.74 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.62 km ESE of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.22 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.94 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13316 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.15 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.13 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.75 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.13 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.54 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.73 km E of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.85 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.76 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13313 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 3.34 km E of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.42 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.81 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.510 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 13331 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.52 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.90 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.14 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.03 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.52 km S of Kendall, Washington · 13332 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.023 km NNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13332 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.70 km NNW of Kendall, Washington · 13332 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.02 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.03 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.31 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.92 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.12 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.52 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.65 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 4.32 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13332 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.91 km NW of Lyman, Washington · 13342 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.50 km ENE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away

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