Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km W of Lyman, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km W of Lyman, Washington on Sat, Apr 14, 1990, 8:35 AM PDT (15:35 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km E of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-04-14 15:35:41 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.529° N, 122.089° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.60 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.03 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.72 km SW of Kendall, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.52 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.54 km WSW of Mount Vernon, Washington · 13319 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.83 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.78 km SSW of Concrete, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.92 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.83 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.72 km E of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.74 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.62 km ESE of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.22 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.94 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.54 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 13316 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13316 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.15 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.13 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.75 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.13 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.54 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.73 km E of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.85 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.76 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13313 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.34 km E of Deming, Washington · 13312 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.412 km N of Maple Falls, Washington · 13312 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.13 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.56 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.76 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 13310 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.91 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13309 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 3.12 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13308 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.87 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13305 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.54 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.82 km N of Kingston, Washington · 13303 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.24 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13302 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.52 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13301 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.814 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13295 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13294 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.64 km E of Deming, Washington · 13293 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.9Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 13288 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.73 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington · 13287 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13286 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.04 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13285 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 13285 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.55 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.91 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.43 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.52 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.82 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.813 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.77 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.55 km N of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.11 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.73 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.54 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.62 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.12 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.83 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.02 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10258593. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.