Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km WSW of North Bend, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of North Bend, Washington on Wed, Apr 26, 1989, 2:10 PM PDT (21:10 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 4 km NE of Allyn, 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
1989-04-26 21:10:33 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.478° N, 121.846° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 13670 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.62 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13669 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.53 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13669 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.81 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13655 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.65 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13651 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.64 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 13648 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.83 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.63 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13643 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13638 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.85 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13631 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.13 km NNW of Packwood, Washington · 13629 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.62 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 13626 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.51 km N of Browns Point, Washington · 13621 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.85 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13620 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.44 km NE of Allyn, Washington · 13620 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.714 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13619 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.16 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 13617 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.03 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13613 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 13676 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.80 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 13678 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 13680 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13682 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.52 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 13682 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.51 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13685 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.613 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13685 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.79 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 13686 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.88 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 13688 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.74 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13690 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.93 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13690 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.76 km WNW of Packwood, Washington · 13692 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13694 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.98 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 13694 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13694 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.5Washington · 13697 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.73 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13701 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.84 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13701 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10244138. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.