Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km ENE of Fall City, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Fall City, Washington on Wed, Apr 5, 1989, 10:37 AM PDT (17:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km SW of Grapeview, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1989-04-05 17:37:15 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.603° N, 121.786° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13692 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.93 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13689 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.74 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13689 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13689 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.88 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 13686 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13685 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.79 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 13684 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.613 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13684 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.51 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13684 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.72 km NE of Big Lake, WA · 13681 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.52 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 13681 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13680 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 13679 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.80 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 13677 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.71 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 13675 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.51 km SW of Big Lake, Washington · 13673 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.74 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 13671 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 13669 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.07 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 13667 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.62 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13667 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.53 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13667 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.754 km E of Darrington, Washington · 13663 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.81 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13654 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.65 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13649 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.64 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 13646 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.83 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13643 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13643 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13643 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.63 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13641 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13636 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13693 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.5Washington · 13695 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13700 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.84 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13700 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13704 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13704 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13709 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13715 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13721 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13721 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10239813. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.