Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km W of Camano, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km W of Camano, Washington on Tue, Dec 19, 1989, 8:31 PM PST (04:31 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-12-20 04:31:34 UTC
Depth
24.9 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.169° N, 122.597° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km E of Ferndale, Washington · 13432 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.92 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13431 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.92 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13424 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.83 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 13420 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.75 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13417 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.13 km ESE of Kirkland, Washington · 13410 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.62 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13408 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.11 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13405 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.23 km W of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13403 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.53 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13402 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.63 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13402 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.60 km NE of Conway, Washington · 13396 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.62 km S of Bothell, Washington · 13392 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.52 km SW of Woodway, Washington · 13385 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.95 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13385 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.22 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 13380 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.32 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13380 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.82 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 13378 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.45 km NNW of Woods Creek, Washington · 13377 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13438 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.91 km NE of Chico, Washington · 13448 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13448 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.60 km S of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13452 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.04 km S of Alger, Washington · 13454 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.92 km WNW of Manchester, Washington · 13458 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.77 km NE of Six Mile, Canada · 13458 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Echo Lake, Washington · 13459 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13460 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10249813. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.