Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km WNW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Vantage, Washington on Fri, May 25, 1990, 9:06 PM PDT (04:06 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1990-05-26 04:06:17 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.964° N, 120.117° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km WSW of Basin City, Washington · 13276 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.812 km WSW of Basin City, Washington · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNE of Selah, Washington · 13270 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.815 km NNE of Naches, Washington · 13263 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.6Washington · 13258 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.311 km W of Othello, Washington · 13254 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.74 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 13245 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.68 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 13240 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.78 km ENE of Cashmere, Washington · 13239 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.18 km SW of Toppenish, Washington · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.215 km WSW of Ellensburg, Washington · 13280 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.61 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 13288 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNW of Waterville, Washington · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.9Washington · 13303 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Entiat, Washington · 13308 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10262058. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.