Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Seattle, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Seattle, Washington on Fri, Feb 10, 1989, 3:49 PM PST (23:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 32 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1989-02-10 23:49:45 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.583° N, 122.400° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13743 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.42 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.32 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 13738 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13738 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.02 km W of Dash Point, Washington · 13735 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13732 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13728 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.532 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 13723 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.23 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.73 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.76 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 13722 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.42 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.51 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13721 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13721 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13715 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13709 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13704 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13704 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.84 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13699 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.73 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13699 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.5Washington · 13695 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13692 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.98 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 13692 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13692 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.93 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13688 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.74 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13688 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13688 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.88 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 13686 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13750 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.2Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13756 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13756 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13761 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.612 km ENE of McCleary, Washington · 13765 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.60 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13767 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.51 km W of North Bend, Washington · 13768 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.51 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13768 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.90 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.71 km W of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.80 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 13768 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.81 km S of Kirkland, Washington · 13770 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.72 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 13770 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.32 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13770 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.92 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.62 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13774 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.42 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10240008. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.