M2.1 earthquake 17 km ENE of Willapa, Washington
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Willapa, Washington on Wed, Aug 16, 1989, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km NE of Naselle, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1989-08-16 21:28:59 UTC
- Depth
- 9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.718° N, 123.442° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 156°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.316 km E of Humptulips, Washington · 13546 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.03 km ENE of Kelso, Washington · 13542 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.526 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13536 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 13536 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of McKenna, Washington · 13531 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.529 km ENE of Kelso, Washington · 13530 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.53 km NE of Naselle, Washington · 13522 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.64 km NE of Key Center, Washington · 13520 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.312 km WSW of Grayland, Washington · 13520 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10249128. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.