Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington on Sun, Apr 30, 1989, 5:25 PM PDT (00:25 UTC), -1 km (0 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
1989-05-01 00:25:52 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.647° N, 122.185° 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
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13668 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.81 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13655 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13650 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Belfair, Washington · 13647 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.83 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.54 km W of Wauna, Washington · 13644 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.63 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13642 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.64 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13638 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.85 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13630 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.62 km SW of Issaquah, Washington · 13625 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.50 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13624 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.51 km N of Browns Point, Washington · 13621 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.85 km SE of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13620 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.44 km NE of Allyn, Washington · 13619 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.714 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13618 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.16 km SW of Brinnon, Washington · 13617 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.03 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13613 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.96 km SW of Clinton, Washington · 13612 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.23 km WSW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13612 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.521 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13611 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.919 km E of Darrington, Washington · 13611 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.02 km N of City of Sammamish, Washington · 13611 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.83 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13610 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.63 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13609 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.73 km SW of Swede Heaven, Washington · 13609 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 13668 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 13670 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.74 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 13672 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.51 km SW of Big Lake, Washington · 13674 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.71 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 13676 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.80 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 13678 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 13680 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13682 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.52 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 13682 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.72 km NE of Big Lake, WA · 13682 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.51 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13685 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.613 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13685 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.79 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 13685 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13687 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.88 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 13687 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13690 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.74 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13690 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.93 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13690 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13693 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.98 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 13693 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10238968. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.