M2.8 earthquake 15 km NNE of Naches, Washington
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Naches, Washington on Sat, Jun 9, 1990, 1:16 PM PDT (20:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km W of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-09 20:16:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.857° N, 120.602° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | Md, duration | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.07 · 16 stations |
| 2.8 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CL 2.8 (SEA).
From the USGS event page for uw10258838. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 33°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.6Washington · 13260 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.311 km W of Othello, Washington · 13255 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.810 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 13247 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13246 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.68 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Cashmere, Washington · 13240 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Toppenish, Washington · 13226 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13226 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.827 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13220 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.627 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13220 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.615 km SSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13217 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.821 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13216 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.73 km N of Entiat, Washington · 13211 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13265 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.714 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 13272 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13273 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of Vantage, Washington · 13279 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13280 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.215 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13281 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13286 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.61 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 13289 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10258838 (also filed as usp0004aay). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.