M2.1 earthquake 8 km SW of Toppenish, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Toppenish, Washington on Tue, Jul 17, 1990, 10:37 AM PDT (17:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-17 17:37:39 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.330° N, 120.398° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.615 km SSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13216 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.821 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 13216 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.910 km WNW of Vantage, Washington · 13203 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 13199 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.815 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 13175 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.815 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 13175 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 13175 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.54 km WSW of Benton City, Washington · 13167 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10263353. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.