M2.1 earthquake 4 km NNE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Oct 19, 1989, 10:08 PM PDT (05:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-20 05:08:41 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.688° N, 120.053° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.03 km NNW of Entiat, Washington · 13495 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.721 km N of Leavenworth, Washington · 13486 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Waterville, Washington · 13480 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.54 km SE of Coulee City, Washington · 13470 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10250528. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.