Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Mineral, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Mineral, Washington on Tue, Jan 2, 1990, 1:29 AM PST (09:29 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km W of Tumwater, 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
1990-01-02 09:29:05 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.659° N, 122.112° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13421 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.72 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13421 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13420 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.02 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 13418 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13417 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13417 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.68 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13414 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 13411 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.526 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13410 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 13408 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.62 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13408 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.731 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13404 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13403 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13402 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.61 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 13402 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13397 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.9Washington · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.030 km N of Amboy, Washington · 13396 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13391 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.829 km NNW of Carson, Washington · 13388 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.629 km NNW of Carson, Washington · 13388 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13385 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13384 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.8Washington · 13384 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13377 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.728 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13376 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13373 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.44 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 13373 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 3.09 km W of Tumwater, Washington · 13372 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.92 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 13371 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13370 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.612 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 13368 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 13364 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13364 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.85 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 13363 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.21 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13422 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.92 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13424 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.515 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.99 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13430 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.92 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13431 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.314 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13432 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.732 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13432 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13433 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.116 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13438 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.521 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13439 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13444 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13447 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.036 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 13449 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10251503. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.