Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Wauna, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Wauna, Washington on Fri, May 26, 1989, 10:14 AM PDT (17:14 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 4 km NE of Allyn, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-05-26 17:14:20 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.368° N, 122.685° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13638 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.85 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13631 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.62 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 13626 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.51 km N of Browns Point, Washington · 13621 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.44 km NE of Allyn, Washington · 13620 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.714 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13619 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.16 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 13617 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.96 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 13612 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13612 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.02 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 13611 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.63 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13609 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.66 km SW of Morton, Washington · 13605 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.62 km SSW of Echo Lake, Washington · 13596 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.71 km E of Picnic Point, Washington · 13591 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.5Washington · 13588 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.83 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13645 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 13648 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.81 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13655 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.53 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13669 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.62 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13669 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.07 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 13669 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 13670 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.74 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 13673 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10244968. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.