M2.0 earthquake 4 km NE of Waterville, Washington
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Waterville, Washington on Thu, Jul 10, 1975, 6:03 AM PDT (13:03 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km N of Rock Island, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-07-10 13:03:49 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.678° N, 120.030° W
- Region
- Washington
- 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 0.4 km horizontally
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.514 km E of Mansfield, Washington · 18702 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.73 km N of Rock Island, Washington · 18695 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.63 km ENE of Entiat, Washington · 18694 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.83 km WNW of Waterville, Washington · 18675 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Entiat, Washington · 18671 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.810 km W of Quincy, Washington · 18661 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Chelan Falls, Washington · 18652 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.18 km E of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington · 18644 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10861263. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.