Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km W of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km W of North Bend, Washington on Thu, Jan 19, 1989, 7:57 PM PST (03:57 UTC), 18 km (11 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-01-20 03:57:12 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.497° N, 121.803° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13769 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.78 km N of Packwood, Washington · 13763 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13762 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13758 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13757 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13757 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.55 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 13747 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13744 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.02 km W of Dash Point, Washington · 13737 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13731 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13729 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13722 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13710 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13769 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.90 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 13769 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.71 km W of Fall City, Washington · 13769 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.80 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 13770 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.81 km S of Kirkland, Washington · 13771 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.72 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 13771 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.32 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13771 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.92 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.42 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13776 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.22 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13776 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13776 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13776 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNE of Mirrormont, Washington · 13782 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.911 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13789 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.51 km E of Esperance, Washington · 13790 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 13791 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.52 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13791 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.62 km WSW of Redmond, Washington · 13793 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.72 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13793 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.66 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13796 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10241963. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.