Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km NNW of La Conner, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of La Conner, Washington on Tue, Aug 8, 1989, 6:33 PM PDT (01:33 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-08-09 01:33:30 UTC
Depth
22.6 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.412° N, 122.517° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13562 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.019 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13549 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.518 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13548 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.06 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 13546 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.33 km NW of Acme, Washington · 13544 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.74 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 13542 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.78 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 13538 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.85 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13534 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.74 km SE of Seabeck, Washington · 13534 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.516 km E of Verlot, Washington · 13527 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.74 km E of Blaine, Washington · 13526 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.36 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13524 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.26 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13524 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.71 km WNW of Anacortes, Washington · 13513 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13576 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13576 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.24 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 13580 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.05 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 13580 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.64 km SW of Orcas, Washington · 13587 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.5Washington · 13588 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.012 km W of Chilliwack, Canada · 13589 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.71 km E of Picnic Point, Washington · 13590 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 13595 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.713 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 13596 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10247058. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.