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M1.7 earthquake 6 km ENE of Verlot, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Verlot, Washington on Fri, Apr 20, 1990, 8:10 PM PDT (03:10 UTC), 15 km (10 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-04-21 03:10:07 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.116° N, 121.706° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.34 km E of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.13 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.56 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13311 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.76 km SSW of Hansville, Washington · 13310 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.91 km WSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13309 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.12 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13308 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.87 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13305 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.54 km SW of Darrington, Washington · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.82 km N of Kingston, Washington · 13303 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.24 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13302 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.52 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13301 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.23 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13294 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.64 km E of Deming, Washington · 13294 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.54 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.55 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.9Washington · 13289 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.94 km NNE of Woods Creek, Washington · 13288 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.73 km ESE of Hamilton, Washington · 13287 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13286 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.55 km E of Deming, Washington · 13285 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.611 km NNE of Jamestown, Washington · 13285 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.5Washington · 13285 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.62 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.61 km E of Deming, Washington · 13281 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.74 km E of Deming, Washington · 13278 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.05 km E of Deming, Washington · 13266 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.82 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13265 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.21 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 13262 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.9Washington · 13262 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.32 km ENE of Camano, Washington · 13260 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.62 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13257 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.70 km ESE of Mercer Island, Washington · 13255 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.74 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13255 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13313 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.73 km E of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.54 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13314 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.13 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.75 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.13 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.72 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.15 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13316 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.54 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 13316 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.53 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.94 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.22 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.74 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.72 km E of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13317 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.95 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.83 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.92 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10261108. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC.