Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km NW of Kingston, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Kingston, Washington on Tue, Apr 17, 1990, 6:15 PM PDT (01:15 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km WSW of Swede Heaven, 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
1990-04-18 01:15:14 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.828° N, 122.529° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13316 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.76 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13313 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.13 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.56 km W of Burley, Washington · 13311 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 13310 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.54 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 13310 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.91 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13309 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.87 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13305 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.54 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.82 km N of Kingston, Washington · 13303 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13294 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 13288 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.73 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington · 13287 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.04 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13285 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13285 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.03 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington · 13283 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.63 km ENE of Burley, Washington · 13278 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.28 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 13270 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13265 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13262 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.9Washington · 13261 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13259 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.90 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 13258 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13257 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.65 km N of Belfair, Washington · 13256 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.54 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13319 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.01 km W of Lyman, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.43 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.32 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13322 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.32 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13323 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.910 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13328 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.510 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 13330 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.14 km WSW of Rosedale, Washington · 13332 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.52 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 13335 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.91 km NW of Lyman, Washington · 13341 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.4Puget Sound region, Washington · 13345 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10259528. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.