Canada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km NE of Six Mile, Canada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Six Mile, Canada on Fri, May 18, 1990, 10:03 AM PDT (17:03 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km E of Deming, 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
1990-05-18 17:03:27 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.484° N, 123.420° W
Region
Canada
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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13285 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.5Washington · 13285 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13281 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13278 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.814 km ESE of Salt Spring Island, Canada · 13277 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13266 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13262 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13260 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13258 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.60 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 13253 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.75 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.13 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13251 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.86 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13246 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.32 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13245 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.68 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13244 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.93 km E of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.03 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13241 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.78 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13240 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.23 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13239 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.51 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.75 km N of Bangor Trident Base, Washington · 13237 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.63 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13234 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.22 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13226 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13286 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.9Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.513 km S of Cowichan Bay, Canada · 13290 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13295 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.76 km N of Six Mile, Canada · 13296 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.12 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13309 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.91 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13309 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 13311 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.73 km E of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.54 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.68 km W of Langford, Canada · 13314 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.13 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.13 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10259158. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.