Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Washington on Sat, Feb 11, 1989, 2:43 PM PST (22:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 21 km WSW of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-02-11 22:43:31 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.456° N, 119.299° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km SW of Basin City, Washington · 13743 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.613 km E of Arlington, Oregon · 13738 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.921 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 13738 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.222 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 13737 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.213 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13724 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.711 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13724 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.86 km W of Mattawa, Washington · 13724 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.69 km NW of Royal City, Washington · 13715 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.7Washington · 13715 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.222 km NNW of Benton City, Washington · 13711 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.122 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 13708 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.114 km SW of Basin City, Washington · 13707 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.616 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13700 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.514 km SW of Basin City, Washington · 13697 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.54 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 13696 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.611 km S of Mabton, Washington · 13749 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.717 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13754 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.82 km W of Touchet, Washington · 13763 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.517 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 13767 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10240098. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.