M2.2 earthquake Washington
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Washington on Thu, Apr 11, 1974, 5:41 AM PDT (12:41 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-04-11 12:41:41 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.831° N, 119.755° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.516 km W of Othello, Washington · 19139 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.113 km ESE of Quincy, Washington · 19125 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.113 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 19123 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.79 km SSW of Royal City, Washington · 19115 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10858413. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.