M2.5 earthquake 4 km ESE of Nespelem, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Nespelem, Washington on Mon, Mar 31, 1969, 7:11 PM GMT-8 (03:11 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km SW of Nespelem Community, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-04-01 03:11:17 UTC
- Depth
- 38.7 km (24.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.148° N, 118.924° 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 11.5 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 342°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.910 km SW of Nespelem Community, Washington · 20975 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.817 km NW of Electric City, Washington · 20954 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10835148. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.