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M1.5 earthquake 8 km SE of Kittitas, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Kittitas, Washington on Wed, Jun 26, 1991, 2:42 PM PDT (21:42 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km SE of Kittitas, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-06-26 21:42:13 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.931° N, 120.342° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12873 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.47 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12873 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.37 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12873 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.75 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 12872 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.17 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12872 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.38 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12872 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.07 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12872 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.6Washington · 12872 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.68 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12870 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.67 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12861 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.716 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 12857 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.78 km N of Waterville, Washington · 12851 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.09 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 12850 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.82 km SE of Entiat, Washington · 12848 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.716 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 12845 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.621 km SW of South Wenatchee, Washington · 12845 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.67 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12843 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.86 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12843 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.57 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12835 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.55 km S of Royal City, Washington · 12835 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.516 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 12830 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.515 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 12830 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.47 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12830 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.57 km SSE of Kittitas, Washington · 12829 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.010 km S of White Swan, Washington · 12828 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.35 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 12827 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.56 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12827 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.56 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12823 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km S of Entiat, Washington · 12885 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.79 km SSW of Prosser, Washington · 12885 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.68 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12887 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.97 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12887 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.122 km SSE of Greenwater, Washington · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.57 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12888 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.57 km SE of Kittitas, Washington · 12888 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.98 km SSW of Prosser, Washington · 12903 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.628 km SW of White Swan, Washington · 12911 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10280393. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.