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M2.0 earthquake 3 km ENE of Kelso, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Kelso, Washington on Sun, Sep 3, 1989, 3:22 AM PDT (10:22 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km NE of Naselle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-09-03 10:22:42 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.163° N, 122.868° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
35

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13540 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.526 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13537 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.629 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13537 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.06 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 13532 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.023 km S of Morton, Washington · 13531 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.529 km ENE of Kelso, Washington · 13531 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.136 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13526 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.53 km NE of Naselle, Washington · 13524 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13507 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13505 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13505 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13496 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.725 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13495 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13492 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.336 km SSE of Morton, Washington · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13487 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.68 km W of Mossyrock, Washington · 13485 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.58 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13485 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13484 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km E of La Center, Washington · 13549 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.66 km N of Cherry Grove, Washington · 13549 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13553 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13553 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13553 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13553 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13559 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.117 km ENE of Willapa, Washington · 13561 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.89 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13564 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13564 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.32 km SSE of La Center, Washington · 13565 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13565 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13569 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10245678. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC.