Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km NNE of Selah, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Selah, Washington on Sat, Jun 2, 1990, 6:31 AM PDT (13:31 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km W of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-02 13:31:44 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.770° N, 120.453° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13264 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.815 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 13263 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.6Washington · 13258 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.311 km W of Othello, Washington · 13253 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.525 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13245 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.68 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 13239 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.78 km ENE of Cashmere, Washington · 13239 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.18 km SW of Toppenish, Washington · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.827 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13219 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.627 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 13219 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.615 km SSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13216 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.821 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 13215 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km WSW of Basin City, Washington · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.023 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13271 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.711 km WSW of Basin City, Washington · 13276 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.710 km WNW of Vantage, Washington · 13278 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.623 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13279 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.215 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13280 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.727 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13299 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10257193. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.