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M2.3 earthquake 3 km NW of Acme, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Acme, Washington on Sat, Sep 2, 1989, 7:07 AM PDT (14:07 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-09-02 14:07:37 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.740° N, 122.229° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 13542 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 13538 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.516 km E of Verlot, Washington · 13527 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.74 km E of Blaine, Washington · 13526 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.36 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13524 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.26 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13524 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.71 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 13513 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.63 km E of Riverside, Washington · 13507 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.92 km ENE of Oak Bay, Canada · 13501 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.97 km S of Bellingham, Washington · 13497 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.91 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 13488 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 13546 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.518 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13548 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.019 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13549 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13562 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.53 km NNW of La Conner, Washington · 13568 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10245508. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.