M2.3 earthquake 5 km S of Connell, Washington
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km S of Connell, Washington on Fri, May 19, 1989, 5:54 PM PDT (00:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 25 km ENE of Burbank, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-05-20 00:54:30 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.611° N, 118.849° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 191°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.425 km ENE of Burbank, Washington · 13644 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.910 km SW of Royal City, Washington · 13639 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.49 km S of Connell, Washington · 13624 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.813 km SE of Connell, Washington · 13618 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.92 km WSW of Pomeroy, Washington · 13612 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.02 km SE of Touchet, Washington · 13598 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.18 km WSW of George, Washington · 13598 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10243473. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.