Washington earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km N of Yarrow Point, Washington on Thu, Jan 19, 1989, 8:50 PM PST (04:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 32 km S of Port Angeles East, 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
1989-01-20 04:50:26 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.654° N, 122.218° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ENE of McCleary, Washington · 13765 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.86 km NW of Belfair, Washington · 13762 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.13 km SSW of Clinton, Washington · 13757 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.04 km SSW of Des Moines, Washington · 13757 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.71 km NE of Maple Valley, Washington · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.2Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.52 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13751 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.55 km WSW of Seattle, Washington · 13746 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.814 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13744 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.42 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13742 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13741 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.32 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.82 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13740 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.62 km ENE of Big Lake, Washington · 13739 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13738 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.02 km W of Dash Point, Washington · 13736 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.44 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.64 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13733 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.63 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13731 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.53 km E of McKenna, Washington · 13730 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.013 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 13729 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.532 km S of Port Angeles East, Washington · 13724 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.23 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.73 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.76 km SW of Coupeville, Washington · 13723 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.42 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.51 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13723 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.81 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13722 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.76 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13721 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Washington · 13715 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.01 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.61 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.22 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.62 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.82 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.01 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13712 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.125 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13709 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km W of North Bend, Washington · 13768 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13769 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.90 km WNW of Fall City, Washington · 13769 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.71 km W of Fall City, Washington · 13769 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.80 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 13769 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.81 km S of Kirkland, Washington · 13771 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.72 km ESE of Carnation, Washington · 13771 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.32 km ENE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13771 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.92 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13774 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.62 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 13775 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.42 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.22 km SSE of Kirkland, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.91 km NNE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.12 km NE of Yarrow Point, Washington · 13775 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.610 km WNW of Shelton, Washington · 13779 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.55 km NNE of Mirrormont, Washington · 13782 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.911 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13789 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.51 km E of Esperance, Washington · 13789 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.40 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 13790 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.52 km E of Keyport, Washington · 13791 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10241998. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.