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M2.0 earthquake 5 km WNW of La Conner, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of La Conner, Washington on Thu, Jul 27, 1989, 7:31 PM PDT (02:31 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-07-28 02:31:56 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.402° N, 122.562° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km WNW of La Conner, Washington · 13579 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13575 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.56 km SSE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13575 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNW of La Conner, Washington · 13567 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.62 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13561 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.68 km N of Belfair, Washington · 13559 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.019 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13548 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.518 km SSE of Glacier, Washington · 13547 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.06 km SW of Bay View, Washington · 13545 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.33 km NW of Acme, Washington · 13543 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.74 km SE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 13541 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNW of Orcas, Washington · 13537 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.85 km ENE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 13533 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.74 km SE of Seabeck, Washington · 13533 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.516 km E of Verlot, Washington · 13526 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.74 km E of Blaine, Washington · 13525 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.36 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13523 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.26 km W of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13523 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SW of Orcas, Washington · 13586 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.5Washington · 13586 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.012 km W of Chilliwack, Canada · 13588 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.71 km E of Picnic Point, Washington · 13589 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.62 km SSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 13594 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.713 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 13595 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.05 km WSW of Lyman, Washington · 13605 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.711 km NNW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 13607 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.73 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13608 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.63 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13608 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10249193. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.