Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Rosedale, Washington on Sun, May 20, 1990, 4:56 AM PDT (11:56 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-05-20 11:56:35 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.302° N, 122.679° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13281 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.92 km ESE of Alder, Washington · 13280 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.63 km ENE of Burley, Washington · 13279 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13273 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.28 km W of Hoodsport, Washington · 13271 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13267 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13265 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13261 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.90 km SE of Lakeland South, Washington · 13260 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of Belfair, Washington · 13258 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.70 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13257 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.74 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13257 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.64 km S of Skokomish, Washington · 13251 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13247 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.63 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 13245 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.64 km WSW of Bethel, Washington · 13241 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.64 km W of Burley, Washington · 13240 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13239 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13232 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.13 km NW of Maple Valley, Washington · 13230 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.61 km ESE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13229 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.13 km ENE of Bonney Lake, Washington · 13228 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13226 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13287 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.913 km SSW of Morton, Washington · 13287 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 13290 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.35 km E of Aberdeen Gardens, Washington · 13300 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.727 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13301 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.82 km N of Kingston, Washington · 13305 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.54 km SSW of Gorst, Washington · 13311 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.76 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 13312 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.56 km W of Burley, Washington · 13312 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10259768. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.