Washington earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km ENE of Lind, Washington

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Lind, Washington on Wed, Apr 9, 1975, 1:27 PM PDT (20:27 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 16 km NNE of West Richland, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-04-09 20:27:01 UTC
Depth
37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.998° N, 118.443° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
317°, 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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18792 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.25 km E of Washtucna, Washington · 18792 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18790 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.615 km N of Richland, Washington · 18790 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.815 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18789 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18789 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.816 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18789 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.716 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18783 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.016 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18781 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.915 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18781 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.516 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18779 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.715 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18774 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.016 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18767 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18767 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.816 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18764 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.315 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18762 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.614 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18762 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.715 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18761 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.514 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18761 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.116 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18759 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18758 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.815 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18758 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.715 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18757 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.815 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18756 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.615 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18756 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.115 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18754 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.216 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18752 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.016 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18751 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.814 km NE of Richland, Washington · 18751 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.47 km W of Othello, Washington · 18750 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.616 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18749 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.614 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18748 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.510 km W of Cascade Valley, Washington · 18744 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.14 km ESE of Waitsburg, Washington · 18744 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.615 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18743 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18739 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18738 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.315 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.617 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km NNW of Royal City, Washington · 18798 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10860573. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.