M2.1 earthquake 2 km S of Kendall, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km S of Kendall, Washington on Wed, Apr 17, 1991, 1:50 PM PDT (20:50 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NNE of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-04-17 20:50:50 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.893° N, 122.130° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 21
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.121 km N of Mission, Canada · 12952 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.05 km W of Concrete, Washington · 12951 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.79 km SW of Everson, Washington · 12945 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.5Washington · 12937 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.66 km SSE of Acme, WA · 12913 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.52 km NNE of Deming, Washington · 12907 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.93 km N of Rockport, Washington · 12894 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10273783. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC.