Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km WNW of Garrett, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Garrett, Washington on Sat, Mar 20, 1971, 10:55 PM PST (06:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-03-21 06:55:37 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.078° N, 118.466° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
312°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20273 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.53 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20271 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20251 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.73 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20236 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.711 km SSW of Benton City, Washington · 20235 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.913 km N of Pasco, Washington · 20223 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.914 km N of Pasco, Washington · 20223 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.36 km NW of Garrett, Washington · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.83 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.83 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20278 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.316 km S of La Crosse, Washington · 20287 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20294 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.8Washington · 20304 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.