M2.0 earthquake 4 km S of Alger, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km S of Alger, Washington on Wed, Nov 29, 1989, 10:29 PM PST (06:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-11-30 06:29:04 UTC
- Depth
- 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.579° N, 122.341° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 19
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
- 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13438 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.85 km W of Camano, Washington · 13434 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.08 km E of Ferndale, Washington · 13432 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.23 km W of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13403 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.53 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13402 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.63 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13402 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.60 km NE of Conway, Washington · 13396 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10251663. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.