Oregon earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km N of Boardman, Oregon

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km N of Boardman, Oregon on Thu, Apr 13, 1989, 7:34 PM PDT (02:34 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 25 km ENE of Burbank, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-04-14 02:34:03 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.027° N, 119.688° W
Region
Oregon
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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922 km NNE of Terrace Heights, Washington · 13687 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.9Washington · 13679 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.610 km SE of Connell, Washington · 13678 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.727 km W of Prescott, Washington · 13673 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.25 km SSW of Connell, Washington · 13662 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.35 km S of Connell, Washington · 13651 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.425 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 13645 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.910 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 13640 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 13697 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.514 km SW of Basin City, Washington · 13698 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.616 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13700 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.917 km SW of Bickleton, Washington · 13703 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.18 km NNW of Roosevelt, Washington · 13704 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.316 km S of White Swan, Washington · 13707 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.114 km SW of Basin City, Washington · 13708 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.122 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 13709 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.222 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 13712 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10241283. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.