Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 0 km E of Pasco, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 0 km E of Pasco, Washington on Tue, Jun 17, 1975, 11:01 AM PDT (18:01 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km SSE of Prosser, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-06-17 18:01:09 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.239° N, 119.096° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Washington · 18717 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.011 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.312 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.511 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.011 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.812 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.713 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.510 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.213 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.215 km S of Prosser, Washington · 18713 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.615 km W of Othello, Washington · 18712 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.518 km ESE of Arlington, Oregon · 18712 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.212 km E of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 18705 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18695 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.87 km SSW of Mesa, Washington · 18693 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.24 km SSW of West Richland, Washington · 18689 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km W of Pasco, Washington · 18726 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.529 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18726 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.1Washington · 18727 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.11 km WSW of Pasco, Washington · 18727 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.316 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18727 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18728 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.617 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.315 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18736 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.86 km NE of Mattawa, Washington · 18736 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18738 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18739 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.615 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18743 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.14 km ESE of Waitsburg, Washington · 18745 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.216 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18749 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.614 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18749 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.616 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18750 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.47 km W of Othello, Washington · 18751 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.814 km NE of Richland, Washington · 18751 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.016 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 uw10861048. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.