M1.5 earthquake 8 km S of Connell, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km S of Connell, Washington on Mon, Oct 30, 1989, 3:18 PM PST (23:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 16 km ESE of Ritzville, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-30 23:18:16 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.591° N, 118.877° 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
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 220°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.316 km ESE of Ritzville, Washington · 13486 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.824 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 13483 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.525 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 13483 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.7Washington · 13465 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.6Washington · 13461 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.813 km NNW of Prescott, Washington · 13439 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10255308. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.