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M2.8 earthquake 3 km NW of Connell, Washington

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Connell, Washington on Wed, Mar 17, 1971, 1:57 AM PST (09:57 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-03-17 09:57:02 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.688° N, 118.896° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20275 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20275 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.36 km NW of Garrett, Washington · 20274 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.35 km WNW of Garrett, Washington · 20274 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.73 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20272 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.53 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20271 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.813 km SSW of Vantage, Washington · 20270 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.812 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20260 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.611 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 20259 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.814 km W of Othello, Washington · 20258 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20252 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20252 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20252 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20251 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.816 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 20240 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.73 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20236 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.711 km SSW of Benton City, Washington · 20235 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.922 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20231 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.913 km N of Pasco, Washington · 20223 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.914 km N of Pasco, Washington · 20223 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20284 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.316 km S of La Crosse, Washington · 20286 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20293 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.725 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20297 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.8Washington · 20303 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.810 km WSW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20306 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.517 km ESE of Royal City, Washington · 20306 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838723. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.