Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km N of Onalaska, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km N of Onalaska, Washington on Tue, Nov 5, 1974, 5:25 PM PST (01:25 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km SE of Bucoda, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1974-11-06 01:25:34 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.701° N, 122.694° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km W of Hobart, Washington · 18954 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.930 km SSE of Mossyrock, Washington · 18953 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.010 km NNW of South Bend, Washington · 18952 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.85 km SE of Bucoda, Washington · 18952 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.010 km SE of Ashford, Washington · 18947 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.03 km W of Belfair, Washington · 18947 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.67 km WSW of Mineral, Washington · 18946 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.213 km W of Packwood, Washington · 18946 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.89 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18942 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.120 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18941 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.021 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 18937 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.819 km WSW of Packwood, Washington · 18933 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.52 km NNW of Gorst, Washington · 18931 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.514 km SW of Alder, Washington · 18931 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18930 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.92 km NE of Riverton, Washington · 18930 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.721 km S of Morton, Washington · 18929 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.62 km WNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 18928 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.512 km S of Pe Ell, Washington · 18925 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.911 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 18921 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.51 km NNE of Riverton, Washington · 18901 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.42 km W of Wauna, Washington · 18900 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.619 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 18898 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.419 km NE of Packwood, Washington · 18898 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.117 km NNE of Packwood, Washington · 18896 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km ESE of Enumclaw, Washington · 18955 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.218 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18955 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.97 km WNW of Ryderwood, Washington · 18960 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 18960 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.0Puget Sound region, Washington · 18967 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.96 km WSW of La Grande, Washington · 18967 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.75 km SSW of Seabeck, Washington · 18967 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.126 km W of Trout Lake, Washington · 18970 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.08 km NNE of Pe Ell, Washington · 18972 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.523 km S of Morton, Washington · 18976 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.630 km S of Morton, Washington · 18976 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.45 km SE of Rainier, Washington · 18978 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.520 km S of Morton, Washington · 18985 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10859773. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.