M2.6 earthquake 16 km SSW of Republic, Washington
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Republic, Washington on Thu, Mar 23, 1989, 6:57 PM PST (02:57 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km WSW of Malott, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-03-24 02:57:03 UTC
- Depth
- -0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.511° N, 118.814° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 260°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.415 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 13690 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.814 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 13670 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.215 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 13670 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.214 km ESE of Mansfield, Washington · 13670 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.512 km WSW of Malott, Washington · 13661 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10243363. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.