Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km NNE of Orcas, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Orcas, Washington on Tue, Jun 19, 1990, 6:39 PM PDT (01:39 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km ENE of Deming, 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
1990-06-20 01:39:47 UTC
Depth
31.3 km (19.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.600° N, 122.944° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km SE of Glacier, Washington · 13252 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.64 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13251 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.56 km ENE of Hamilton, Washington · 13250 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13245 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.51 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13245 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13244 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.810 km NNE of Hamilton, Washington · 13243 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13240 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13239 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.916 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13235 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13234 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13226 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.01 km SSE of Snohomish, Washington · 13220 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13219 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.516 km N of Jamestown, Washington · 13218 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.33 km WSW of Kingston, Washington · 13213 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.53 km E of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.82 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.517 km NNW of Jamestown, Washington · 13209 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.42 km SW of Ault Field, Washington · 13208 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.821 km NNE of Mission, Canada · 13205 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.54 km SSW of Kendall, Washington · 13204 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.58 km NW of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13199 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.73 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13197 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.13 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13197 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.620 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13196 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.86 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13196 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.65 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13195 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.75 km E of Deming, Washington · 13194 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.83 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 13194 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13257 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13260 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.9Washington · 13262 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13262 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13266 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13266 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.814 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 13277 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13278 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13281 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10261653. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.