Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSE of Vantage, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Vantage, Washington on Sat, Feb 28, 1976, 9:29 AM PST (17:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-02-28 17:29:20 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.899° N, 119.951° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km ENE of Royal City, Washington · 18461 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.619 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 18453 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.621 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 18453 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.616 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 18452 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.8Washington · 18446 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.8Washington · 18446 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.94 km E of Entiat, Washington · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.621 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 18438 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.615 km S of Leavenworth, Washington · 18428 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.922 km E of Desert Aire, Washington · 18417 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of Connell, Washington · 18417 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km S of Benton City, Washington · 18474 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNE of Mattawa, Washington · 18480 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.015 km S of Benton City, Washington · 18485 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10840773. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.