Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km N of Connell, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km N of Connell, Washington on Thu, Jan 21, 1971, 10:02 AM PST (18:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km NNE of Basin City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-01-21 18:02:48 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.684° N, 118.865° 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
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.85 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.36 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.86 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.75 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.63 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.53 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20330 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.67 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.97 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.24 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.66 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.56 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.75 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.02 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20327 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.26 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20327 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20324 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20324 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.03 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20323 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.76 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20323 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.67 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20319 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.37 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20314 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.65 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20311 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.55 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20309 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.517 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20307 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.810 km WSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20306 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.8Washington · 20304 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.725 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20298 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20294 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.316 km S of La Crosse, Washington · 20287 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.611 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20285 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.83 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20279 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.83 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.36 km NW of Garrett, Washington · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.35 km WNW of Garrett, Washington · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20334 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.88 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20336 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20338 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.63 km N of Connell, Washington · 20344 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.716 km WSW of Othello, Washington · 20348 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.616 km W of Othello, Washington · 20349 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.816 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.716 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.516 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.616 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.916 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.717 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.016 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.817 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.616 km W of Othello, Washington · 20350 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.916 km W of Othello, Washington · 20351 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.917 km W of Othello, Washington · 20351 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.08 km NE of Basin City, Washington · 20359 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.710 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20359 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.511 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20360 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838198. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.