Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 0 km NE of Edgewood, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 0 km NE of Edgewood, Washington on Fri, Sep 8, 1989, 3:20 PM PDT (22:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 23 km ENE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-09-08 22:20:51 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.251° N, 122.292° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.4 km horizontally, 99.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NNE of Skykomish, Washington · 13536 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.76 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 13536 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.85 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13534 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.74 km SE of Seabeck, Washington · 13534 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.06 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 13531 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.61 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13522 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.64 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 13521 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.523 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13510 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.63 km E of Riverside, Washington · 13507 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.63 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 13504 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.55 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.04 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 13500 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13498 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.95 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 13497 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.513 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13490 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.46 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13487 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.68 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 13484 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.58 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13484 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.926 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 13479 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13538 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13538 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.74 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 13542 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Newcastle, Washington · 13555 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13559 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.68 km N of Belfair, Washington · 13560 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13560 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.814 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13561 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13563 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.89 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13563 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.94 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13563 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10246918. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.