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M1.9 earthquake Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Washington on Wed, Jun 25, 1975, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 11 km ESE of Prosser, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-06-25 22:16:09 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.427° N, 119.284° 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
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km ESE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.312 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.412 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.511 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.011 km SE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.812 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.713 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.510 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.213 km SSE of Prosser, Washington · 18714 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.215 km S of Prosser, Washington · 18713 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.615 km W of Othello, Washington · 18712 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.212 km E of Milton-Freewater, Oregon · 18705 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18695 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.87 km SSW of Mesa, Washington · 18693 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.24 km SSW of West Richland, Washington · 18689 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.10 km E of Pasco, Washington · 18725 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.92 km W of Pasco, Washington · 18726 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.529 km ESE of Desert Aire, Washington · 18726 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.1Washington · 18727 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.11 km WSW of Pasco, Washington · 18727 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.316 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18727 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.516 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18728 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.617 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18735 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.315 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18736 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.86 km NE of Mattawa, Washington · 18736 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.515 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18738 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.215 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18739 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.615 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18743 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.14 km ESE of Waitsburg, Washington · 18745 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.510 km W of Cascade Valley, Washington · 18745 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861088. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.