Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km SSE of Morton, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Morton, Washington on Fri, Jan 27, 1989, 6:26 PM PST (02:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km NE of Ashford, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-01-28 02:26:36 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.230° N, 122.118° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
32

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. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13744 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13739 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13738 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13738 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13731 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13728 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Packwood, Washington · 13711 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13709 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.24 km SE of Skamokawa Valley, Washington · 13709 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13705 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13705 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13762 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.78 km N of Packwood, Washington · 13763 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13764 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.733 km WSW of Tampico, Washington · 13766 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.822 km S of Morton, Washington · 13768 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.30 km NNW of Metzger, Oregon · 13773 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.712 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13774 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.012 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13774 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.911 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13789 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.535 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 13789 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10243968. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.