Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington on Tue, Jun 8, 1971, 5:40 AM PDT (12:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km SW of Alder, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-06-08 12:40:51 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.453° N, 121.718° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
259°, 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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 20195 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.77 km SW of Alder, Washington · 20191 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.117 km SSW of Greenwater, Washington · 20191 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.027 km E of Skykomish, Washington · 20187 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.87 km WNW of Allyn, Washington · 20180 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.50 km ENE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20180 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.30 km N of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20180 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.20 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20180 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.30 km W of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20179 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.70 km SSE of Wilburton, Washington · 20179 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 20178 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.00 km WNW of Newport, Washington · 20178 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.30 km NNE of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20178 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.63 km ENE of White Center, Washington · 20178 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.30 km E of Mercer Island, Washington · 20177 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.91 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20170 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.61 km SW of Beaux Arts Village, Washington · 20169 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.01 km NE of Mercer Island, Washington · 20161 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.43 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 20160 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.33 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 20155 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.56 km ENE of Lofall, Washington · 20154 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.77 km N of Brinnon, Washington · 20149 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.33 km NW of Kingston, Washington · 20149 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.62 km S of Canterwood, Washington · 20140 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.212 km E of Carnation, Washington · 20136 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.74 km S of Ashford, Washington · 20136 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.86 km WSW of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington · 20136 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km NNW of Belfair, Washington · 20198 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.40 km NE of Lakeland South, Washington · 20198 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.118 km E of Greenwater, Washington · 20213 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.20 km W of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 20220 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.84 km NE of Duvall, Washington · 20224 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.06 km E of Ashford, Washington · 20225 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10839108. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.