Washington earthquakes in 1969
13 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Washington in 1969. The largest: M3.6 2 km ENE of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington, Oct 15, 1969.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1969 was located in Washington. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1969
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 2.65 km SW of Prescott, Washington · 7 km deep
- 3.62 km ENE of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington · 41 km deep
- 2.716 km W of White Swan, Washington · 10 km deep
- 2.514 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 2 km deep
- 3.19 km S of Spangle, Washington · 39 km deep
- 2.614 km NNE of West Richland, Washington · 5 km deep
- 2.517 km NE of Selah, Washington · 13 km deep
- 2.817 km NW of Electric City, Washington · 2 km deep
- 2.58 km SSE of Royal City, Washington · 0 km deep
- 2.613 km E of Quincy, Washington · 0 km deep
- 2.910 km SW of Nespelem Community, Washington · 3 km deep
- 2.54 km ESE of Nespelem, Washington · 39 km deep
- 2.59 km WNW of Elmer City, Washington · 7 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1969 | 0 | ||
| February 1969 | 0 | ||
| March 1969 | 1 | 2.5 | 9 km WNW of Elmer City, Washington |
| April 1969 | 3 | 2.9 | 10 km SW of Nespelem Community, Washington |
| May 1969 | 2 | 2.8 | 17 km NW of Electric City, Washington |
| June 1969 | 0 | ||
| July 1969 | 2 | 2.6 | 14 km NNE of West Richland, Washington |
| August 1969 | 3 | 3.1 | 9 km S of Spangle, Washington |
| September 1969 | 0 | ||
| October 1969 | 2 | 3.6 | 2 km ENE of Lake Morton-Berrydale, Washington |
| November 1969 | 0 | ||
| December 1969 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.