Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington on Tue, Jan 31, 1989, 3:13 PM PST (23:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km W of Dash Point, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1989-01-31 23:13:03 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.399° N, 122.036° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 13746 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13743 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.02 km W of Dash Point, Washington · 13735 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13728 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13709 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13704 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13704 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.84 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13699 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.73 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13699 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13756 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13756 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13761 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.66 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13762 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.78 km N of Packwood, Washington · 13762 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.612 km ENE of McCleary, Washington · 13765 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.60 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13767 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.51 km W of North Bend, Washington · 13767 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.51 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13768 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.90 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.71 km W of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.80 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.81 km S of Kirkland, Washington · 13770 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.72 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 13770 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.32 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13770 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.712 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13773 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.012 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13773 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.92 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13773 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.42 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.22 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10244658. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.