Washington earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km ENE of George, Washington

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of George, Washington on Fri, Dec 12, 1975, 2:33 AM PST (10:33 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 2 km NNW of Connell, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-12-12 10:33:02 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.123° N, 119.631° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
6

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. 1.514 km SSW of Othello, Washington · 18540 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.58 km W of Entiat, Washington · 18538 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.612 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18531 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.12 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 18530 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.712 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18529 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.311 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18527 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.012 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18525 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.610 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18523 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.65 km NE of Waterville, Washington · 18518 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.11 km WNW of Connell, Washington · 18517 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.116 km N of Richland, Washington · 18499 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km ESE of Vantage, Washington · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18560 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.94 km SSE of Vantage, Washington · 18563 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.814 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18574 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.56 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 18575 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10862343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.