Washington earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington on Mon, Mar 5, 1990, 5:56 PM PST (01:56 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-03-06 01:56:06 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.472° N, 122.028° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13357 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.53 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13357 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.62 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13357 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.53 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13357 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13357 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.53 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13357 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.52 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.72 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13356 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.63 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13355 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13355 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.83 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13350 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.51 km ESE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13349 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 13349 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.4Puget Sound region, Washington · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.013 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13340 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 13336 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.14 km WSW of Rosedale, Washington · 13333 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.910 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13329 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13328 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.32 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13324 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.32 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13323 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.43 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.510 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13320 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.54 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 13317 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.76 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13314 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13312 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.13 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13312 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.56 km W of Burley, Washington · 13312 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.76 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 13311 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.54 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 13311 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.19 km W of Packwood, Washington · 13310 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.410 km W of Packwood, Washington · 13310 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.87 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13306 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.54 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 13306 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.82 km N of Kingston, Washington · 13304 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.727 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13300 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13361 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.85 km S of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 13364 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.129 km NW of Leavenworth, Washington · 13365 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.78 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13365 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.612 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 13369 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13371 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.913 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13372 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.47 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 13373 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.92 km NW of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 13373 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.09 km W of Tumwater, Washington · 13373 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.44 km SSE of DuPont, Washington · 13374 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.92 km W of Duvall, Washington · 13376 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.45 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 13378 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.82 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 13380 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.32 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13381 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.22 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 13381 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.95 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13386 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.52 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 13387 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10253608. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.