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M2.2 earthquake 7 km SSE of Acme, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Acme, Washington on Wed, Jan 25, 1989, 11:19 PM PST (07:19 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-01-26 07:19:10 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.655° N, 122.183° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13757 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.2Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13743 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.42 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13741 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.32 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13741 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13741 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 13739 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13738 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.740 km NE of Marblemount, Washington · 13736 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.23 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.73 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.76 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 13723 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.42 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.51 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13722 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13715 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13775 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.51 km E of Esperance, Washington · 13789 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 13791 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10243618. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.