Washington earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 16 km S of La Crosse, Washington

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16 km S of La Crosse, Washington on Tue, Mar 9, 1971, 12:16 AM PST (08:16 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km NW of Connell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

Pomeroy forecastMore in Washington

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-03-09 08:16:24 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.664° N, 117.906° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
288°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20279 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.83 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.36 km NW of Garrett, Washington · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.35 km WNW of Garrett, Washington · 20275 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.73 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20273 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.53 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20271 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20251 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.73 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20236 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20294 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.8Washington · 20304 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away

Earthquakes todayWashington earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838683. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.