Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Washington on Sun, Jun 15, 1975, 2:59 PM PDT (21:59 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 29 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-06-15 21:59:35 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.441° N, 119.285° 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 0.0 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
7

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. 2.529 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18727 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.92 km W of Pasco, Washington · 18727 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.10 km E of Pasco, Washington · 18726 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.9Washington · 18718 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.011 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.312 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.412 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.511 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.011 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.812 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.713 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.510 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.213 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18715 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.215 km S of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.615 km W of Othello, Washington · 18712 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.212 km E of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 18706 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18696 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.87 km SSW of Mesa, Washington · 18694 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.24 km SSW of West Richland, Washington · 18690 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.11 km WSW of Pasco, Washington · 18728 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.316 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18728 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.516 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18729 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18736 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18736 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.315 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18736 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.86 km NE of Mattawa, Washington · 18736 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18739 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18740 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.615 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18744 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.14 km ESE of Waitsburg, Washington · 18746 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.510 km W of Cascade Valley, Washington · 18746 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.216 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18750 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.614 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18750 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.616 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18751 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.47 km W of Othello, Washington · 18752 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.814 km NE of Richland, Washington · 18752 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.016 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18753 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.216 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18753 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.115 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18756 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861028. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.