Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km E of McKenna, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km E of McKenna, Washington on Sat, Apr 8, 1989, 10:02 PM PDT (05:02 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km SW of Grapeview, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-04-09 05:02:40 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.931° N, 122.504° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13690 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.220 km S of Morton, Washington · 13688 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.88 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 13687 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.936 km S of Morton, Washington · 13686 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.79 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 13685 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13685 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.51 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13685 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.52 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 13682 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13682 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13680 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 13680 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.80 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 13678 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.71 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 13676 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.74 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 13672 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 13670 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.62 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13668 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.53 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13668 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.81 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13655 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13654 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.623 km S of Morton, Washington · 13648 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.64 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 13647 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.83 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.821 km NNW of Amboy, Washington · 13644 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.63 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13642 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13642 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.117 km SW of Packwood, Washington · 13637 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.85 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13630 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 13692 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13692 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13693 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.98 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 13693 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13694 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.5Washington · 13696 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.73 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13701 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13701 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13705 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13705 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.24 km SE of Skamokawa Valley, Washington · 13710 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13710 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 13712 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10240478. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.