Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Washington on Fri, Mar 9, 1990, 6:34 PM PST (02:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 4 km ENE of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-03-10 02:34:55 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.537° N, 122.080° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13355 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.63 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13354 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13354 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.16 km SW of Lyman, Washington · 13350 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.83 km NE of Bryant, Washington · 13349 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.17 km SSW of Aldergrove, Canada · 13349 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.50 km ENE of Sudden Valley, Washington · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.4Puget Sound region, Washington · 13345 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.91 km NW of Lyman, Washington · 13341 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 4.32 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.65 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.52 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.12 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.92 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.31 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.03 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.02 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.70 km NNW of Kendall, Washington · 13331 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.023 km NNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.52 km S of Kendall, Washington · 13331 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.03 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.14 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13331 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.90 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13330 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.52 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13330 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.510 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 13330 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.81 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13330 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.42 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13330 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.62 km W of Kendall, Washington · 13330 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.82 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13329 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.73 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13328 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.61 km WSW of Peaceful Valley, Washington · 13328 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.22 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 5.04 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 4.02 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.83 km SE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.12 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 3.62 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.54 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 3.11 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 3.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.73 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.11 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.55 km N of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.01 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.77 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.03 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.813 km ENE of Acme, Washington · 13320 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.82 km E of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.64 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 13320 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.52 km ESE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.43 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.91 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.55 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.01 km W of Lyman, Washington · 13319 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.01 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.73 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.60 km E of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.12 km SSE of Deming, Washington · 13319 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 3.03 km NE of Deming, Washington · 13318 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.72 km SW of Kendall, Washington · 13318 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.41 km WNW of Lyman, Washington · 13355 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.52 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13355 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.53 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13356 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.53 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.62 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13356 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.53 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13356 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.93 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.12 km NW of Lyman, Washington · 13362 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.52 km SW of Sudden Valley, Washington · 13367 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.64 km SW of Big Lake, Washington · 13370 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.63 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 13370 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.913 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 13371 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.47 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 13372 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.92 km W of Duvall, Washington · 13375 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.45 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 13377 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.82 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 13379 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.32 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13380 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.22 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 13380 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10254903. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.