Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km WSW of Rosedale, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Rosedale, Washington on Mon, Apr 2, 1990, 1:48 AM PDT (08:48 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-04-02 08:48:36 UTC
Depth
23.3 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.314° N, 122.702° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km ENE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13329 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13328 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.521 km N of Amanda Park, Washington · 13326 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.32 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13324 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.32 km SE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13324 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.510 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13320 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.54 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 13317 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.912 km ESE of Humptulips, Washington · 13316 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.56 km W of Burley, Washington · 13312 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.76 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 13311 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.54 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 13311 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.82 km N of Kingston, Washington · 13304 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.727 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13300 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.35 km E of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 13300 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 13289 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13286 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.03 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington · 13285 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13280 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.92 km ESE of Alder, Washington · 13280 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.63 km ENE of Burley, Washington · 13279 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km NNE of Tanner, Washington · 13336 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.013 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13340 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.4Puget Sound region, Washington · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 13349 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13350 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.62 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 13360 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.613 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13361 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10253013. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.