Washington earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2 km W of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km W of Dash Point, Washington on Mon, Feb 20, 1989, 10:48 PM PST (06:48 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 32 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1989-02-21 06:48:21 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.324° N, 122.460° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13731 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13728 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.532 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 13724 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.76 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 13723 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13709 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13704 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13704 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.84 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13700 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.73 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13700 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.5Washington · 13695 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13693 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.98 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 13692 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.76 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 13691 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.93 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13689 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.74 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13688 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.88 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 13686 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.79 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 13684 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.613 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13684 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.51 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13683 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.52 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 13681 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13680 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 13679 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.80 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 13677 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13743 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.55 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 13746 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13756 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13757 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13761 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13762 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.78 km N of Packwood, Washington · 13762 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.612 km ENE of McCleary, Washington · 13765 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10242243 (also filed as usp0003s4k). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.