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M1.5 earthquake 10 km NNW of Tieton, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Tieton, Washington on Mon, Jul 24, 1989, 5:54 PM PDT (00:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 24 km ENE of Ashford, 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
1989-07-25 00:54:23 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.781° N, 120.818° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km NNW of Tieton, Washington · 13583 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.518 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13582 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.40 km N of Cliffdell, Washington · 13576 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.04 km WSW of George, Washington · 13575 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.913 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13570 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.8Washington · 13570 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.89 km E of Ashford, Washington · 13563 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.923 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13563 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.814 km ENE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13562 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13561 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.724 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13560 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.516 km S of White Swan, Washington · 13554 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.916 km W of Quincy, Washington · 13547 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.524 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13539 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.124 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13539 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.917 km WNW of Bickleton, Washington · 13539 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.529 km SW of Nile, Washington · 13532 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.912 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 13587 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.18 km WSW of George, Washington · 13597 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.928 km NW of Trout Lake, Washington · 13601 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.910 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13605 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.89 km ENE of Nile, Washington · 13605 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.510 km NE of Nile, Washington · 13607 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13612 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10248413. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.