Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington on Tue, Jul 25, 1989, 12:21 PM PDT (19:21 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 37 km NNE of Amboy, 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
1989-07-25 19:21:54 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.976° N, 122.204° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13584 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.92 km ESE of Grapeview, Washington · 13581 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.18 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13581 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.71 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 13581 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.537 km S of Morton, Washington · 13578 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.40 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 13578 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13572 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.8Washington · 13572 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13571 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13566 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13566 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.94 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13565 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.89 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13565 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13565 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.814 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13564 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13563 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.117 km ENE of Willapa, Washington · 13563 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.68 km N of Belfair, Washington · 13562 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13562 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13560 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.64 km ESE of Newcastle, Washington · 13557 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13554 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13554 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13554 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13554 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13542 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13540 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13540 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.90 km NE of Edgewood, Washington · 13539 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.526 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13539 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.629 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13539 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.76 km NE of Hobart, Washington · 13538 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.85 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13537 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.74 km SE of Seabeck, Washington · 13536 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.06 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 13534 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.529 km SW of Nile, Washington · 13534 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 13533 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.529 km ENE of Kelso, Washington · 13533 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.136 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13527 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.912 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13589 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.5Washington · 13590 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.62 km SSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 13597 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13600 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.928 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 13602 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.66 km SW of Morton, Washington · 13607 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13610 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.63 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13611 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.02 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 13613 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13614 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10248523. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.