Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington on Wed, Dec 26, 1990, 6:13 PM PST (02:13 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SW of North Bend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-27 02:13:03 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.627° N, 121.282° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km NNW of Brier, Washington · 13061 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.53 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13060 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.110 km SW of Greenwater, Washington · 13054 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.44 km W of Entiat, Washington · 13048 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.54 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.413 km W of Entiat, Washington · 13041 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.92 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 13040 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.33 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13034 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.59 km WSW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 13028 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.813 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13027 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.90 km NNE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13025 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.56 km N of Waterville, Washington · 13024 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.78 km N of Entiat, Washington · 13013 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13012 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.24 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13010 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 13009 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.215 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 13005 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.911 km SW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13004 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km SW of North Bend, Washington · 13063 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.325 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13070 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.64 km SSW of Orting, Washington · 13075 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.925 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13078 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.51 km NW of Brier, Washington · 13078 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.611 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13079 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.11 km NW of Bonney Lake, Washington · 13079 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.110 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13079 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.01 km SW of Meadowdale, Washington · 13090 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10272918. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.