Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km WNW of Camas, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Camas, Washington on Tue, Aug 1, 1989, 5:05 PM PDT (00:05 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-08-02 00:05:20 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.605° N, 122.456° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13568 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13564 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.32 km SSE of La Center, Washington · 13564 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13563 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13558 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13552 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13552 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13552 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13552 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.66 km N of Cherry Grove, Washington · 13548 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.66 km E of La Center, Washington · 13548 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.03 km ENE of Kelso, Washington · 13542 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13539 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.526 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13536 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.629 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13536 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.27 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.18 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.58 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.07 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.57 km NNE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.68 km NE of Government Camp, Oregon · 13530 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 13530 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.529 km ENE of Kelso, Washington · 13530 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.136 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13525 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.77 km S of Parkdale, Oregon · 13521 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.74 km SE of Mill Plain, Washington · 13575 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 13576 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.74 km E of Silverton, Oregon · 13584 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.93 km SW of Silverton, Oregon · 13584 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13597 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.928 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 13600 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10245533. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.