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M1.6 earthquake 3 km SW of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SW of North Bend, Washington on Wed, Dec 26, 1990, 4:19 AM PST (12:19 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SW of North Bend, 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
1990-12-26 12:19:24 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.476° N, 121.817° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 13063 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.61 km NNW of Brier, Washington · 13061 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.53 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13060 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.110 km SW of Greenwater, Washington · 13054 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.64 km WNW of Chico, Washington · 13049 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.54 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.92 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 13041 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.33 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13034 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.812 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 13034 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.613 km SE of Rainier, Washington · 13029 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13027 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.90 km NNE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13026 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.92 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 13018 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13012 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.24 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13010 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 13009 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.610 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 13004 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km NNE of Home, Washington · 13069 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13071 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.64 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 13075 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.53 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13077 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13078 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.51 km NW of Brier, Washington · 13079 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.611 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13079 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.11 km NW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 13079 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.110 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13079 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.01 km SW of Meadowdale, Washington · 13090 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10272868. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.