Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km SSW of Benton City, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Benton City, Washington on Fri, Sep 5, 1975, 2:01 AM PDT (09:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km NNW of Connell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-09-05 09:01:46 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.244° N, 119.494° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
239°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18648 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.011 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18648 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.94 km N of Connell, Washington · 18639 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.98 km NW of Connell, Washington · 18630 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.26 km NW of Connell, Washington · 18615 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.35 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 18615 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18612 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.24 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 18611 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.43 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 18611 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.94 km NW of Connell, Washington · 18599 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.615 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18593 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.715 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18656 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.113 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18656 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.513 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18657 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.513 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18657 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.313 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18657 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861663. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC.