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M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington on Thu, Oct 12, 1989, 7:17 AM PDT (14:17 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-10-12 14:17:29 UTC
Depth
51.7 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.347° N, 122.436° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13500 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.04 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13497 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.513 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13489 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.46 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13486 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.68 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 13484 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.58 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13483 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.926 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 13479 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.22 km E of Yarrow Point, WA · 13476 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.56 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 13471 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.43 km ESE of Kirkland, Washington · 13470 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.80 km E of Prairie Heights, Washington · 13461 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.84 km E of Echo Lake, Washington · 13458 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.92 km WNW of Manchester, Washington · 13457 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.820 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13456 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.23 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13454 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.60 km S of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13451 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13448 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.91 km NE of Chico, Washington · 13448 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13444 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km E of Riverside, Washington · 13507 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13509 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.64 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 13520 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.61 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13521 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.06 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 13531 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10248308. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.