M2.5 earthquake 12 km NNE of Creston, Washington
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Creston, Washington on Sat, Aug 30, 1975, 1:40 AM PDT (08:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 19 km NNW of Davenport, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-08-30 08:40:00 UTC
- Depth
- 8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.865° N, 118.460° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 282°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861588. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.