Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km E of Edmonds, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km E of Edmonds, Washington on Sun, May 14, 1989, 2:43 AM PDT (09:43 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 4 km NE of Allyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1989-05-14 09:43:31 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.809° N, 122.356° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
27

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13649 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 13646 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.83 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13643 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13643 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13643 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.63 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13641 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13636 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13629 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.62 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 13624 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.50 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13623 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.51 km N of Browns Point, Washington · 13620 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.85 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13619 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.44 km NE of Allyn, Washington · 13618 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.16 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 13616 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.03 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13612 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.96 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 13610 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.23 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13610 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.919 km E of Darrington, Washington · 13610 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.02 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 13610 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.83 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13609 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.63 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13608 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.73 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13607 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.05 km WSW of Lyman, Washington · 13605 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.62 km SSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 13594 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13667 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.62 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13667 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.07 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 13667 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 13669 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.74 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 13671 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.51 km SW of Big Lake, Washington · 13673 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.71 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 13675 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.80 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 13677 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 13679 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13680 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.52 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 13681 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.72 km NE of Big Lake, WA · 13681 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.51 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13683 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10242013. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.