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M2.4 earthquake 0 km N of Cliffdell, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 0 km N of Cliffdell, Washington on Tue, Aug 1, 1989, 1:25 AM PDT (08:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 24 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-08-01 08:25:01 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.954° N, 121.070° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
55

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km WSW of George, Washington · 13574 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13569 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.8Washington · 13569 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.94 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13563 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.89 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13563 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13562 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.814 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13561 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13560 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13559 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.516 km S of White Swan, Washington · 13553 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.916 km W of Quincy, Washington · 13547 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 13538 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13538 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13538 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.90 km NE of Edgewood, Washington · 13537 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.72 km NNE of Skykomish, Washington · 13536 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.76 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 13536 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.529 km SW of Nile, Washington · 13531 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.61 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13522 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 13578 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.18 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13578 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.613 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 13581 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13581 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.71 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 13582 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.28 km NNW of Tieton, Washington · 13583 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNW of Tieton, Washington · 13583 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.912 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13586 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.18 km WSW of George, Washington · 13596 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.928 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 13600 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.910 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13604 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 13604 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10245218. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.