Washington earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 12 km SSE of Prosser, Washington

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Prosser, Washington on Sat, Jun 28, 1975, 3:17 PM PDT (22:17 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1975-06-28 22:17:52 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.099° N, 119.706° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.8Md, durationPacific Northwest Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.05 · 1 stations
3.7mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861133 (also filed as usp0000btp). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.