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M2.8 earthquake 5 km ENE of Deming, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Deming, Washington on Fri, Jan 25, 1991, 5:09 AM PST (13:09 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-01-25 13:09:37 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.842° N, 122.147° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.013 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13007 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.92 km SSE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13004 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.811 km ENE of Mission, Canada · 12991 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12987 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.04 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 12982 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.82 km NW of Warm Beach, Washington · 12974 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km NW of Bryant, Washington · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.34 km SW of Anacortes, Washington · 13044 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.32 km W of Chilliwack, Canada · 13053 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.66 km SW of Deming, Washington · 13062 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10271493. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.