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M1.7 earthquake 11 km SW of Glacier, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Glacier, Washington on Mon, Apr 24, 1989, 9:38 AM PDT (16:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-04-24 16:38:43 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.810° N, 122.053° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SW of Big Lake, Washington · 13675 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.07 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 13669 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13651 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.14 km WNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13648 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.510 km E of Ferndale, Washington · 13648 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13639 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.516 km NW of Orcas, Washington · 13636 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.820 km NNW of Chilliwack, Canada · 13629 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.50 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13625 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.85 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13621 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km ENE of North Saanich, Canada · 13681 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.72 km NE of Big Lake, WA · 13684 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13688 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.131 km ENE of Marblemount, Washington · 13689 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13691 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13694 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.810 km E of Deming, Washington · 13695 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10243683. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.