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M2.7 earthquake 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Waterville, Washington on Tue, Oct 3, 1989, 3:36 AM PDT (10:36 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-10-03 10:36:26 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.673° N, 120.114° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km WNW of Vantage, Washington · 13513 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.6Washington · 13509 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.14 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 13496 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.03 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 13495 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.721 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 13486 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 13480 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.54 km SE of Coulee City, Washington · 13470 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.223 km W of Winthrop, Washington · 13521 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.51 km E of Entiat, Washington · 13527 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.72 km NNE of Skykomish, Washington · 13536 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 13539 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10245808. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.