Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km NNE of Ashford, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Ashford, Washington on Sat, Dec 16, 1989, 7:52 AM PST (15:52 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km SE of Mineral, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-12-16 15:52:38 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.892° N, 121.949° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13435 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.732 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13435 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.314 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13434 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.92 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13433 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.99 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13433 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.515 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13431 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.92 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13426 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.21 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13425 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.68 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13424 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.22 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13423 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.72 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13423 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.83 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 13422 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.138 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13422 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.02 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 13420 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.58 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13420 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13419 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.75 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13419 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.619 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 13417 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.68 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13417 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.68 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 13414 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.526 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13412 days ago · -2 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.13 km ESE of Kirkland, Washington · 13412 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.525 km S of Morton, Washington · 13411 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.62 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13410 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.11 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13408 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.731 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13406 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13406 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.61 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 13404 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.614 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13403 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13400 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13400 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.9Washington · 13400 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.030 km N of Amboy, Washington · 13398 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.62 km S of Bothell, Washington · 13394 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13393 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13388 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13386 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.8Washington · 13386 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.521 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13442 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13446 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13449 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.91 km NE of Chico, Washington · 13450 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13450 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.036 km NE of Amboy, Washington · 13451 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.60 km S of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13454 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13456 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.23 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13457 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.820 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13459 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.92 km WNW of Manchester, Washington · 13460 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.84 km E of Echo Lake, Washington · 13461 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.80 km E of Prairie Heights, Washington · 13463 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.338 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13468 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10249273. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.