Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km E of Echo Lake, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km E of Echo Lake, Washington on Sat, Nov 25, 1989, 1:11 PM PST (21:11 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km W of Wilkeson, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-11-25 21:11:52 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.782° N, 121.993° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km WNW of Manchester, Washington · 13458 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.23 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13454 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.04 km S of Alger, Washington · 13454 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.60 km S of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13452 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13448 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.91 km NE of Chico, Washington · 13448 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13444 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13438 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.116 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13438 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.85 km W of Camano, Washington · 13434 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.92 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13431 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.536 km NNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 13431 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.515 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.92 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13424 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.21 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13423 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.22 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13421 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.72 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13421 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.83 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 13420 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.02 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 13418 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.75 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13416 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.619 km SSE of Skykomish, Washington · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.13 km ESE of Kirkland, Washington · 13409 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.62 km SSE of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington · 13408 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.11 km SSE of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 13405 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.23 km W of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13403 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.53 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13402 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.63 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13402 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.61 km NW of Lakeland South, Washington · 13402 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.614 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13460 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.80 km E of Prairie Heights, Washington · 13461 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.43 km ESE of Kirkland, Washington · 13470 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.56 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 13471 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.22 km E of Yarrow Point, WA · 13477 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.926 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 13479 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.721 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 13485 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.46 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13486 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.91 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 13488 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10250793. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.