M2.5 earthquake 3 km NW of Laurier, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Laurier, Washington on Wed, Mar 15, 1989, 4:20 PM PST (00:20 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 16 km SSW of Republic, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-03-16 00:20:15 UTC
- Depth
- -0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.026° N, 118.255° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 283°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10241178. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.