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M2.0 earthquake 4 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington on Tue, Jan 31, 1989, 12:30 PM PST (20:30 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-01-31 20:30:58 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.362° N, 122.352° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13757 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.55 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 13747 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13744 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.02 km W of Dash Point, Washington · 13736 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13731 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13731 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13729 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.532 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 13724 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.76 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 13723 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13710 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13705 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13705 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.84 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13700 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.73 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13700 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13757 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13762 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.78 km N of Packwood, Washington · 13763 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.612 km ENE of McCleary, Washington · 13766 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.60 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13769 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.51 km W of North Bend, Washington · 13769 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.51 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13769 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.90 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 13769 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.71 km W of Fall City, Washington · 13769 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.80 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 13769 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.81 km S of Kirkland, Washington · 13771 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.72 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 13771 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.32 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13771 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.712 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13774 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.012 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13774 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.92 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.42 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.22 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10244638. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.