Washington earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington on Thu, Mar 16, 1989, 6:48 PM PST (02:48 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km SW of Grapeview, 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
1989-03-17 02:48:06 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.661° N, 122.201° 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
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13715 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13712 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13707 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.514 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13707 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13702 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.73 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13702 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.5Washington · 13698 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.23 km SSE of Ames Lake, Washington · 13695 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Fall City, Washington · 13695 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.55 km WSW of Darrington, Washington · 13695 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.93 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13692 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.74 km E of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13691 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13691 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.88 km SW of Grapeview, Washington · 13689 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13688 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.79 km SE of Kapowsin, Washington · 13687 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.613 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13687 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.51 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13686 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.72 km NE of Big Lake, WA · 13684 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.52 km WNW of Indianola, Washington · 13683 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.76 km SW of Seattle, Washington · 13683 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.3Puget Sound region, Washington · 13682 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.80 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 13679 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.71 km W of Edmonds, Washington · 13677 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.51 km SW of Big Lake, Washington · 13676 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.74 km WSW of North Bend, Washington · 13674 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.9Puget Sound region, Washington · 13671 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.07 km NW of Port Townsend, Washington · 13670 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.62 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13670 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.53 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13670 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.81 km E of Edmonds, Washington · 13656 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13715 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13715 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13718 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13724 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13724 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13725 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.51 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13725 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.42 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13725 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13725 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.76 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 13725 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.73 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13726 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.23 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13726 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.532 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 13726 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13731 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13735 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10241948. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.