Washington earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km SSW of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Vantage, Washington on Wed, Mar 24, 1971, 2:59 PM PST (22:59 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 25 km WSW of Nile, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-03-24 22:59:01 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.830° N, 120.026° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
231°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km SE of Royal City, Washington · 20261 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.325 km WSW of Nile, Washington · 20260 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.611 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 20260 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.814 km W of Othello, Washington · 20259 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20253 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20252 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.816 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 20241 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.54 km NW of Waterville, Washington · 20239 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.73 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20237 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.711 km SSW of Benton City, Washington · 20236 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.922 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20231 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.913 km N of Pasco, Washington · 20224 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.914 km N of Pasco, Washington · 20224 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 20271 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.73 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20273 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.33 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.93 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.53 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.83 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 20276 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.83 km NW of Connell, Washington · 20279 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.611 km SW of Cascade Valley, Washington · 20285 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.511 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 20294 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.73 km NE of Entiat, Washington · 20295 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.725 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 20298 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10838798. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.