Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km W of Pasco, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km W of Pasco, Washington on Mon, Jun 16, 1975, 7:16 PM PDT (02:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 0 km E of Pasco, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-06-17 02:16:41 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.237° N, 119.127° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.10 km E of Pasco, Washington · 18725 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.9Washington · 18716 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.011 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.312 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.412 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.511 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.011 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18713 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.812 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18713 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.713 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18713 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.510 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18713 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.213 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18713 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.215 km S of Prosser, Washington · 18713 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.615 km W of Othello, Washington · 18711 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.618 km NW of Ione, Oregon · 18711 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.518 km ESE of Arlington, Oregon · 18711 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.212 km E of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 18704 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18695 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.87 km SSW of Mesa, Washington · 18693 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.24 km SSW of West Richland, Washington · 18689 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.529 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18725 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.1Washington · 18726 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.11 km WSW of Pasco, Washington · 18727 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.316 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18727 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.516 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18728 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.617 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.315 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.86 km NE of Mattawa, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18738 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18739 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.615 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18743 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.14 km ESE of Waitsburg, Washington · 18744 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.216 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18748 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.614 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18748 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.616 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18749 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.47 km W of Othello, Washington · 18750 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.814 km NE of Richland, Washington · 18751 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.016 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18752 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.216 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18752 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861043. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.