Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km ESE of Carnation, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Carnation, Washington on Tue, Jan 17, 1989, 6:09 AM PST (14:09 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1989-01-17 14:09:13 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.641° N, 121.886° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km S of Kirkland, Washington · 13770 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.80 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.71 km W of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.90 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.51 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13768 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.51 km W of North Bend, Washington · 13767 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.60 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13767 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13761 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13756 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13756 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.2Washington · 13750 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13750 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13750 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.55 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 13746 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13743 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.42 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13741 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.32 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 13738 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13737 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 3.02 km W of Dash Point, Washington · 13735 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13729 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13728 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.23 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.73 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.76 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 13722 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.42 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.51 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13721 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13721 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13714 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13711 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13711 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13711 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13711 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13711 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13711 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13711 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13711 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.32 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13770 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13773 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.62 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13774 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.42 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.22 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.55 km NNE of Mirrormont, Washington · 13781 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.911 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13788 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.51 km E of Esperance, Washington · 13788 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 13790 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.52 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13790 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.62 km WSW of Redmond, Washington · 13792 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.72 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13792 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.66 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13795 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13799 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.86 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13799 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10241213. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.