Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km E of Yarrow Point, WA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km E of Yarrow Point, WA on Tue, Nov 7, 1989, 4:42 PM PST (00:42 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km W of Wilkeson, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1989-11-08 00:42:35 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.644° N, 122.195° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.0 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km N of Dash Point, Washington · 13472 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.43 km ESE of Kirkland, Washington · 13471 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.80 km E of Prairie Heights, Washington · 13462 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 13461 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.84 km E of Echo Lake, Washington · 13460 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.92 km WNW of Manchester, Washington · 13458 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.820 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13457 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.23 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 13455 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.60 km S of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13452 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.78 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 13449 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.91 km NE of Chico, Washington · 13449 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.018 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 13445 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.74 km SSW of Big Lake, Washington · 13439 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.116 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13439 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.85 km W of Camano, Washington · 13435 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.314 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 13433 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.92 km WSW of Wauna, Washington · 13432 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.515 km NNE of Ashford, Washington · 13430 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.92 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 13425 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.21 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13423 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.22 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13422 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.72 km W of Wilkeson, Washington · 13422 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.83 km ENE of Enetai, Washington · 13421 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.02 km NNE of Crocker, Washington · 13419 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.926 km S of Greenwater, Washington · 13480 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.46 km ENE of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 13487 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.91 km ESE of Darrington, Washington · 13489 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.513 km E of Wilkeson, Washington · 13490 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.626 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 13499 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.04 km WNW of Federal Way, Washington · 13500 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.63 km NNW of Dash Point, Washington · 13504 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10248053. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC.