Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km N of Dash Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km N of Dash Point, Washington on Sun, Nov 12, 1989, 11:23 PM PST (07:23 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km SE of Mineral, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-11-13 07:23:10 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.379° N, 122.419° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km ESE of Kirkland, Washington · 13470 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.80 km E of Prairie Heights, Washington · 13461 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.84 km E of Echo Lake, Washington · 13459 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.92 km WNW of Manchester, Washington · 13458 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.820 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13457 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.23 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13455 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.60 km S of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13452 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13448 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.91 km NE of Chico, Washington · 13448 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13444 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.116 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13438 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.85 km W of Camano, Washington · 13435 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.314 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13432 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.92 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13431 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.99 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13431 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.515 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.92 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13424 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.21 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13423 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.68 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13422 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.22 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13421 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.72 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13421 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.83 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 13420 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.02 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 13418 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.58 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13418 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.75 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13417 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.619 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.712 km WSW of Shelton, Washington · 13415 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.68 km SE of Mineral, Washington · 13415 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.68 km SSE of Mineral, Washington · 13412 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km E of Yarrow Point, WA · 13477 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.926 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 13479 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.68 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 13484 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.46 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13486 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.513 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13490 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13498 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.04 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 13500 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13500 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10248898. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.