Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SW of Clinton, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Clinton, Washington on Mon, Jun 26, 1989, 4:40 AM PDT (11:40 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington. 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
1989-06-26 11:40:08 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.934° N, 122.418° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13611 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.919 km E of Darrington, Washington · 13611 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.02 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 13610 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.83 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13610 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13608 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.73 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13608 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.711 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 13607 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.05 km WSW of Lyman, Washington · 13605 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.713 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 13595 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 13595 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.71 km E of Picnic Point, Washington · 13590 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.5Washington · 13587 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.64 km SW of Orcas, Washington · 13586 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.613 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 13581 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.05 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 13579 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.24 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 13579 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.92 km ESE of Grapeview, Washington · 13578 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.18 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13578 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.71 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 13578 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.85 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13575 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.56 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13575 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.53 km NNW of La Conner, Washington · 13568 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.94 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13563 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.62 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13562 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.814 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13561 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.68 km N of Belfair, Washington · 13559 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.64 km ESE of Newcastle, Washington · 13554 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13612 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.16 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 13616 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.44 km NE of Allyn, Washington · 13619 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.85 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13619 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.51 km N of Browns Point, Washington · 13620 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.50 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13623 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.62 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 13625 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13630 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.516 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13634 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13637 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10245108. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.