Washington earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km WNW of Connell, Washington

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Connell, Washington on Sun, Jan 11, 1976, 4:13 AM PST (12:13 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-11 12:13:51 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.672° N, 118.882° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km N of Richland, Washington · 18504 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.015 km S of Benton City, Washington · 18489 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.611 km NNE of Mattawa, Washington · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.015 km S of Benton City, Washington · 18478 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.05 km SSE of Vantage, Washington · 18474 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.113 km NNE of Touchet, Washington · 18471 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.84 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 18466 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.610 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18527 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.012 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18530 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.311 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18532 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.712 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18533 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.12 km NNW of Connell, Washington · 18535 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNW of Basin City, Washington · 18536 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.514 km SSW of Othello, Washington · 18544 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840493. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.