M1.9 earthquake 6 km ENE of Torboy, Washington
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Torboy, Washington on Thu, Jul 20, 1989, 12:08 PM PDT (19:08 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km SSE of Malo, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-07-20 19:08:52 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.703° N, 118.583° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 281°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.720 km S of Inchelium, Washington · 13567 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.17 km SSE of Malo, Washington · 13566 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.16 km E of Curlew, Washington · 13549 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10247483. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.