Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km E of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Edmonds, Washington on Fri, Feb 15, 1991, 5:16 PM PST (01:16 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-02-16 01:16:39 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.810° N, 122.354° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km W of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13010 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.51 km NNE of Bellevue, Washington · 13009 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.92 km SSE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13004 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.72 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13000 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.53 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 12999 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.53 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12996 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.54 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 12996 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12988 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.02 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12988 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.10 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 12986 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.63 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 12984 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.71 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 12983 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.04 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 12982 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12979 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.62 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 12977 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.82 km NW of Warm Beach, Washington · 12974 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.62 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 12968 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.05 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 12965 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.32 km SSW of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 12958 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.40 km NW of Burlington, Washington · 12954 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.60 km WSW of Burlington, Washington · 12953 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km ESE of Belfair, Washington · 13018 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.01 km S of Anacortes, Washington · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.90 km NNE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 13026 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.812 km NE of Hoodsport, Washington · 13034 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.33 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13034 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.92 km NE of Keyport, Washington · 13041 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10271398. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.