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M2.0 earthquake 2 km NNW of Connell, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Connell, Washington on Wed, Jan 27, 1971, 3:22 PM PST (23:22 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km E of Royal City, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-01-27 23:22:45 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.685° N, 118.869° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20327 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20324 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20324 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.03 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20323 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.76 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20323 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.67 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20319 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.37 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20314 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.65 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20311 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.55 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20309 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.517 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20307 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.810 km WSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20306 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.8Washington · 20304 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.725 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20298 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20294 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.316 km S of La Crosse, Washington · 20287 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.611 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20285 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.83 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20279 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.83 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.36 km NW of Garrett, Washington · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.35 km WNW of Garrett, Washington · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.73 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20273 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.53 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20271 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.813 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 20271 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.56 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.66 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20328 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.66 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.24 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.97 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.67 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20329 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.53 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20330 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.63 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.84 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20332 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.75 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.86 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.36 km E of Royal City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.85 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.85 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20333 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.72 km N of Connell, Washington · 20333 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.95 km NNE of Basin City, Washington · 20334 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.88 km NNW of Mesa, Washington · 20336 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.65 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 20338 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.63 km N of Connell, Washington · 20344 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838363. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.