Washington earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km NNW of Connell, Washington

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Connell, Washington on Tue, Oct 14, 1975, 10:50 PM PDT (05:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 km WNW of Othello, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-10-15 05:50:20 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.690° N, 118.884° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NW of Connell, Washington · 18596 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.615 km SE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18590 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.619 km NNW of Irrigon, Oregon · 18587 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18586 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.915 km WNW of Othello, Washington · 18584 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.814 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18575 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.94 km SSE of Vantage, Washington · 18565 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18562 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.94 km ESE of Vantage, Washington · 18553 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.717 km ENE of George, Washington · 18549 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 18607 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.714 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18608 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.35 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 18611 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.26 km NW of Connell, Washington · 18611 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.98 km NW of Connell, Washington · 18626 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.94 km N of Connell, Washington · 18635 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10862048. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.